Western Digital Corp. WD1600AABS hard drive specifications

WD Caviar Blue WD1600AABS - hard drive - 160 GB - SATA-300

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD1600AABS


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General

Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive

Width
4 in

Depth
5.8 in

Height
1 in

Weight
1.6 lbs

Hard Drive

Form Factor

Capacity
160 GB

Interface Type
Serial ATA-300

Buffer Size
2 MB

Features
Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor

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

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps

Seek Time
15 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)

Track-to-Track Seek Time
2 ms

Average Latency
4.2 ms

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm

Reliability

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

Start / Stop Cycles
50,000

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

Package Type
OEM

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
32 �F

Max Operating Temperature
140 �F

Humidity Range Operating
5 - 95%

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

Sound Emission
30 dBA


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