Western Digital Corp. WD205AA hard drive specifications
WD Caviar hard drive - 20.5 GB - ATA-66
The award-winning WD Caviar family provides the best combination of performance, reliability and value for today's entry-level and mainstream desktop systems. WD Caviar Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drives offer Ultra ATA/66, 5400 RPM spindle speeds, low seek times, high capacity, a 512 or 2048 KB cache buffer, and up to 66.6 MB/s data transfer rates, all of which adds up to a fast data delivery system. And to protect your data, the Data Lifeguard is included, WD's exclusive automatic defect detection and repair technology that enables drives to actually fix themselves.
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Manufacturer
HDD Part Number
WD205AA
Hard drive health monitoring software
ActiveSMART by Ariolic Software. Click to download ActiveSMART
General
Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive
Width
4 in
Depth
5.8 in
Height
1 in
Weight
1.1 lbs
Hard Drive
Form Factor
Capacity
20.5 GB
Interface Type
ATA-66
Buffer Size
2 MB
Compliant Standards
224-bit Reed Solomon ECC
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
66.6 MBps
Seek Time
11.5 ms (average) / 23 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
2 ms
Average Latency
5.5 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Reliability
Mean time before failure
500,000 hour(s)
Seek Errors
1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles
40,000
Storage Controller
Type
None
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections
1 x Storage - ATA-66 - 40 pin IDC
Compatible Bays
1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Compatible Slots
x None
Power
Power Device
None
Software / System Requirements
OS Required
None
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year - Bring-in
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature
41 �F
Max Operating Temperature
131 �F
Humidity Range Operating
5 - 85%
Max Altitude Operating
9840 ft
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