Western Digital Corp. WDAC24300 hard drive specifications

WD Caviar AC24300 - hard drive - 4.3 GB - ATA-33

Western Digital's latest generation of high-performance Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drives incorporate Data Lifeguard, an exclusive new feature that automatically detects, isolates, and repairs problem areas on the hard drive before data loss can occur. This self-healing feature works in the background to actively guard data whenever the system is on. Using the industry-recognized 3.5-inch, low-profile WD Caviar design, the drives incorporate leading-edge magnetoresistive head technology to meet increasing capacity requirements. Read and write elements in the MR head are separate in order to optimize read and write capabilities. The read element, composed of a thin-film material whose resistance changes in the presence of a magnetic field, produces a strong signal, allowing significant increases in areal densities.

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WDAC24300


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General

Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive

Width
4 in

Depth
5.7 in

Height
1 in

Weight
1.1 lbs

Hard Drive

Form Factor

Capacity
4.3 GB

Interface Type
ATA-33

Buffer Size
512 KB

Features
Data Lifeguard

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

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
33.3 MBps

Internal Data Rate
20.2 MBps

Seek Time
9.5 ms (average) / 20 ms (max)

Track-to-Track Seek Time
1 ms

Average Latency
5.5 ms

Spindle Speed
5400 rpm

Reliability

Mean time before failure
400,000 hour(s)

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

Start / Stop Cycles
40,000

Expansion / Connectivity

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

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
3 years warranty

Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 3 years - Bring-in

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
41 �F

Max Operating Temperature
131 �F

Humidity Range Operating
5 - 85%

Shock Tolerance
10 g @ 3ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 150 g @ 3ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)

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

Sound Emission
34 dBA


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