Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD5000AAKX
SKU: WD5000AAKX MFR: WD5000AAKX
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The Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive provides performance and reliability for everyday computing. The Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive is built to the highest standards of quality and features a 500GB capacity. The Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive features a SATA 6Gbps interface which increases airflow and offers less clutter in the computer system compared to PATA drives.
- Solid performance: With PATA interface and cache size upto 16MB offers a full range of performance features
- Ultra-cool and quiet: Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drive cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it
- Capacity: WD Cavier Blue drive is available in capacity of 500GB because you can never have too much storage space
- NoTouch ramp load technology: The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit
- IntelliSeek: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration
- ShockGaurd: Instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running
| Interface |
SATA 6 Gb/s |
| Formatted capacity |
500,107MB |
| User sectors per drive |
976,773,168 |
| SATA latching connector |
Yes |
| Form factor |
3.5" |
| RoHS compliant |
Yes |
| Data transfer rate (max) |
Buffer to host: 6 Gb/s
Host to/from drive (sustained): 126MB/s |
| Cache |
16MB |
| Rotational speed (RPM) |
7200 |
| Load/unload cycles |
300,000 |
| Non-recoverable read errors/bits read |
<1 in 10 |
| Power Management |
12VDC peak (A, ±10%): 1.77 |
| Average power requirements (W) |
Read/write: 6.0
Idle: 5.6
Standby: 0.9
Sleep: 0.9 |
| Operating Temperature ( Deg.C) |
0 to 60 |
| Non-Operating Temperature ( Deg.C) |
-40 to 70 |
| Shock (Gs) |
Operating (2 ms, read): 30
Operating (2 ms, read/write): 65
Non-operating (1 ms): 350 |
| Average acoustics (dBA) |
Idle mode: 29
Performance seek mode: 30 |
| Dimensions |
1.028" x 5.787" x 4" / 25.4 x 147 x 101.6 mm |
| Weight |
0.99 lbs / 0.45 kg |
