Western Digital Corp. WD5000AAVS hard drive specifications

WD Caviar Green WD5000AAVS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD5000AAVS


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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
500 GB

Interface Type
Serial ATA-300

Buffer Size
8 MB

Features
IntelliPower (5400-7200)

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps

Seek Time
8.9 ms (average)

Average Latency
5.6 ms

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm

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

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
41 �F

Max Operating Temperature
131 �F

Humidity Range Operating
5 - 95%

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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