Western Digital Corp. WD5000AACS-20PK hard drive specifications

WD Caviar Green WD5000AACS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD5000AACS-20PK


Hard drive health monitoring software
ActiveSMART by Ariolic Software. Click to download ActiveSMART

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
16 MB

Features
StableTrac, IntelliPark, IntelliPower (5400-7200), GreenPower technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), IntelliSeek

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

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm

Reliability

Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^15

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

Microsoft Certifications
Works with Windows Vista

Compliant Standards
RoHS

Environmental Parameters

Shock Tolerance
65 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 300 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)

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


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