Western Digital Corp. WD5001AALS-20PK hard drive specifications

WD Caviar Black WD5001AALS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300

WD Caviar Black drives combine a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology, and leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability and sustained data throughput. It's ideal for power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers.

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD5001AALS-20PK


Hard drive health monitoring software
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General

Packaged Quantity
20

Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive

Width
4 in

Depth
5.8 in

Height
1 in

Weight
1.4 lbs

Hard Drive

Form Factor

Capacity
500 GB

Interface Type
Serial ATA-300

Buffer Size
32 MB

Features
StableTrac, Shock Guard, Data Lifeguard, Dual processor, NoTouch ramp load technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR)

Compliant Standards
S.M.A.R.T.

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps

Internal Data Rate
113 MBps

Average Latency
4.2 ms

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm

Reliability

Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^14

Start / Stop Cycles
300,000

Storage Controller

Type
None

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces
1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA

Compatible Bays
1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H

Compatible Slots
x None

Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards
RoHS

Software / System Requirements

OS Required
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
5 years warranty

Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 5 years

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
32 �F

Max Operating Temperature
140 �F

Humidity Range Operating
5 - 95%

Shock Tolerance
250 g @ 1ms (non-operating)

Vibration Tolerance
0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)


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