Western Digital Corp. WD273BA hard drive specifications

WD Expert hard drive - 27.3 GB - ATA-33

It takes more than a supercharged processor to keep your PC at the head of the pack. It takes a new class of hard drive as well. The WD Expert 7200 RPM family from Western Digital leaves conventional 5400 RPM drives far behind with 33% faster disk transfer rates. You also get the enhanced performance and data integrity of the new Ultra ATA/66 interface, as well as Data Lifeguard, WD's exclusive automatic defect detection, isolation and repair technology. This high-performance drive is the perfect solution for today's most advanced systems. It can even be a cost effective alternative to SCSI in personal workstations.

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD273BA


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General

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
27.3 GB

Interface Type
ATA-33

Buffer Size
2 MB

Compliant Standards
224-bit Reed Solomon ECC

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
66.6 MBps

Internal Data Rate
3.5 MBps

Seek Time
9.5 ms (average) / 19 ms (max)

Track-to-Track Seek Time
2.2 ms

Average Latency
4.2 ms

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm

Reliability

Mean time before failure
750,000 hour(s)

Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^13

Start / Stop Cycles
40,000

Storage Controller

Type
None

Miscellaneous

Package Type
Retail

Power

Power Device
None

Software / System Requirements

Software Included
Drivers & Utilities

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
1 year warranty

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
41 �F

Max Operating Temperature
131 �F

Humidity Range Operating
8 - 90%

Sound Emission
48 dBA

Max Altitude Operating
10000 ft


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