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Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB Hard Drive, 32MB, SATA 6 Gb/s
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Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, 32MB Cache, SATA 6 Gb/s Interface, 10000 RPM Speed

SKU: WD3000HLHX MFR: WD3000HLHX
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The Western Digital WD3000HLHX VelociRaptor 300GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive delivers maximum speed and reliability for performance enthusiast systems, workstations and low-end servers. With a superbly engineered combination of 10,000 RPM spin speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface and a 32MB cache, this drive is truly an evolution in performance.

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Key Features

  • Ideal For: Performance enthusiast systems, workstations and low-end servers
  • Fastest SATA hard drive on the planet: 10,000 RPM, 32MB cache and a SATA 6 Gb/s interface gives gamers the speed advantage they crave
  • Rock-solid reliability: Best-in-class 1.4 million hour MTBF makes this the most reliable SATA hard drive around
  • SATA 6 Gb/s interface: Twice the interface speed with backwards compatibility to legacy SATA standards
  • IcePack mounting frame: The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor is enclosed in a backplane-ready 3.5-inch enterprise-class mounting frame with a built-in heat sink that keeps this powerful little drive extra cool when installed in high-performance desktop chassis
  • Killer speed: SATA 6 Gb/s interface and 32MB cache enhance the next generation 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor making it up to 15% faster than the award-winning previous generation
  • Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF): Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis
  • 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
  • Environmentally conscious: In addition to being ROHS compliant, this generation of WD VelociRaptor is also a halogen-free design

Technical Specs

Rotational Speed 10,000 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 32MB
Average Latency 3.00 ms (nominal)
Load/unload Cycles 600,000 minimum
Read Seek Time 3.6 ms (average)
Write Seek Time 4.2 ms (average)
Track-To-Track Seek Time 0.4 ms (average)
Transfer Rates Buffer To Host (Serial ATA): 6 Gb/s (Max)
Formatted Capacity 300,069MB
Capacity 300GB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
User Sectors Per Drive 586,072,368
Operating Shock (Read) 65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock 300G, 2 ms
Acoustics: Idle Mode 30 dBA (average)
Acoustics: Seek Mode 0 37 dBA (average)
Operating Temperature 41 Deg. F to 131 Deg. F
Non-operating -40 Deg. F to 158 Deg. F
Humidity: Operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
Humidity: Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude: Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Altitude: Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Operating: Linear 20-300 Hz, 0.75G (0 to peak)
Operating: Random 10-300 Hz, 0.008 g / Hz
Non-operating: Low Frequency 0.05 gÂ/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
Non-operating: High Frequency 20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)
12 VDC: Read/Write 320 mA
12 VDC: Idle 210 mA
12 VDC: Standby 5 mA
12 VDC: Sleep 5 mA
5 VDC: Read/Write 470 mA
5 VDC: Idle 360 mA
5 VDC: Standby 130 mA
5 VDC: Sleep 120 mA
Power Dissipation: Read/Write 6.20 Watts
Power Dissipation: Idle 4.30 Watts
Power Dissipation: Standby 0.70 Watts
Power Dissipation: Sleep 0.70 Watts
Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.028 x 5.787 x 4" / 26.1 x 147 x 101.6 mm
Weight 1.08 lbs / 0.49 kg
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