Western Digital Corp. WD2500LB hard drive specifications

WD Caviar WD2500LB - hard drive - 250 GB - ATA-100

The latest generation of Western Digital's award-winning WD Caviar Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive family features new firmware innovations to achieve 60 GB per platter. Spinning up to 7200 RPM and offering capacities as large as 200 GB, the latest WD Caviar hard drives combine the high performance and increased areal density required by today's capacity-hungry users. They feature Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) technology, perfect for noise-sensitive computing environments.

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Manufacturer
Western Digital Corp.

HDD Part Number
WD2500LB


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General

Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive

Width
4 in

Depth
5.8 in

Height
1 in

Weight
1.3 lbs

Hard Drive

Form Factor

Capacity
250 GB

Interface Type
ATA-100

Buffer Size
2 MB

Features
Shock Guard, Data Lifeguard, Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor

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

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
100 MBps

Internal Data Rate
93.5 MBps

Seek Time
8.9 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 ATA-100 - 40 pin IDC

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

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & Support
1 year warranty

Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year

Environmental Parameters

Sound Emission
34 dBA


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