Western Digital Corp. WD5000YS hard drive specifications
Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB Hard Drive
WD's RAID Edition hard drives are the world's most reliable server-class SATA drives in the market. With 1.2 million hours MTBF, 100% duty cycle, up to 3.0 Gb/s SATA technology, and best-in-class vibration tolerance, WD RE2 drives offer the best combination of superior reliability, high capacity, and optimum performance for enterprise applications.
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Manufacturer
HDD Part Number
WD5000YS
Hard drive health monitoring software
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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
500 GB
Interface Type
Serial ATA-300
Buffer Size
16 MB
Features
FlexPower, SecureConnect, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF)
Compliant Standards
S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps
Internal Data Rate
70 MBps
Seek Time
8.7 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
0.6 ms
Average Latency
4.2 ms
Spindle Speed
7200 rpm
Reliability
Mean time before failure
1,200,000 hour(s)
Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^15
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
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Certifications
Works with Windows Vista
Compliant Standards
RoHS
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
5 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 5 years
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature
41 �F
Max Operating Temperature
140 �F
Humidity Range Operating
5 - 95%
Shock Tolerance
250 g @ 1ms (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance
0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
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