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500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-6Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200rpm with 3yr Western Digital Warranty (WD5000AAKX)
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Western Digital
500GB Caviar® Blue Hard Disk Drive
3.5-Inch | SATA 6.0Gb/s | 7200RPM | 16MB Cache
Fast - Cool - Quiet
Cool, quiet and fast. WD Caviar Blue drives offer superior performance and reliability, making them ideal for business and family desktops.
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to PATA drives.
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to PATA drives.
Key Features
Solid performance - With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes up to 32 MB, this series of drives offer 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 drives cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it.
Capacity - WD Caviar Blue drives are available with capacities from 80 GB to 1 TB 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.
ShockGuard - Instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Ultra cool and quiet - Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it.
Capacity - WD Caviar Blue drives are available with capacities from 80 GB to 1 TB 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.
ShockGuard - Instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Highlights
Applications
- Desktop / Consumer RAID Environments
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue Specifications:
Specifications
Form Factor
3.5″ HDD
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity1
500GB
Formatted Capacity2
465GiB
Rotational Speed
7200 RPM
Cache / Data Buffer
16MB
Manufacturer Model Number
WD5000AAKX
RoHS Compliant
Yes
Format
Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Physical
Height (max)
25.4mm (1.028″)
Width (max)
101.6mm (4.00″)
Length (max)
147mm (5.787″)
Weight (typical)
450g (0.99 lbs.)
Guaranteed Sectors
976,773,168
Bytes per Sector
512
Reliability3
Contact Start-Stops
300,000 minimum
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
1 per 1014 bits read
Warranty
3 Year Western Digital Warranty
Performance
Transfer Rate (Max)
6.0 Gb/s
Power
Maximum Start Current, DC
1.77 Amp
Read Power
6.0 Watts
Write Power
6.0 Watts
Idle Mode
5.6 Watts
Standby Mode
0.9 Watts
Sleep Mode
0.9 Watts
Environmental (Operating)
Shock
30 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
32°F to 140°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
0°C to 60°C
Altitude
-1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Shock
350 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 158°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 70°C
Altitude
-1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Acoustics
Idle (Typical)
2.9 bels
Seek (Typical)
3.0 bels
- 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
- In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
- Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
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