WD Blue 500GB Hard Disk Drive HDD - 3.5 inch, SATA, 7200rpm, 16MB [WD5000AAKX]

WD WD5000AAKX Description:

WD Blue 500GB Hard Disk Drive HDD - 3.5 inch, 7200rpm, SATA III, SATA II and PATA 100MB/s, 16MB Cache

These drives are built utilizing the tried and true proven technology of the original award-winning WD Caviar 3.5-inch Hard drives for desktop computers.

While SATA has become the industry standard interface, WD continues to manufacture desktop drives with a PATA interface for unique or legacy systems.

Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer features and capacity at an affordable price.

• Western Digital Caviar Blue Desktop Hard Drive
• 3.5" Form factor
• 500GB Storage capacity
• SATA III 6GB/s Interface
• Backwards compatible with SATA 3GB/s and PATA 100MB/s
• 7200rpm Spin speed performance
• 16MB Cache

Performance
Rotational Speed	7,200rpm (nominal)
Buffer Size	16MB
Load/unload Cycles	300,000 minimum
Transfer Rates
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)	126 MB/s (Max)
Physical
Formatted Capacity	500,107 MB
Capacity	500 GB
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
User Sectors Per Drive	976773168
Physical Dimensions
Height	26.1 mm
Depth	147 mm
Width	101.6 mm
Weight	0.69 kg
Environmental
Shock
Operating Shock (Read)	30G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock	300G, 2 ms
Acoustics
Idle Mode	28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0	33 dBA (average)
Temperature
Operating	-0° C to 60° C
Non-operating	-40° C to 70° C
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
Power Dissipation
Read/Write	6.80 Watts
Idle	6.10 Watts
Standby	0.70 Watts
Sleep	0.70 Watts