® ™ WD Caviar Black Desktop Hard Drives WD Caviar Black drives combine a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology, leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability. INTERFACE WIDTH/HEIGHT ROTATIONAL SPEED CAPACITIES SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5-inch/1-inch 7200 RPM 500 GB to 2 TB SATA 3 Gb/s MODEL NUMBERS WD2002FAEX WD1002FAEX WD6402AAEX Note: Not all products may be WD2001FASS WD1001FALS WD6401AALS available in all regions of the WD1502FAEX WD7502AAEX WD5002AALX world. WD1501FASS WD7501AALS WD5001AALS Product Features Rock Solid Mechanical Architecture High Performance Electronics Compatible „ „ Architecture Dual actuator technology StableTrac™ — The motor shaft is We perform tests on hundreds of „ A head positioning system with two secured at both ends to reduce systems and a multitude of platforms Dual processor — Twice the actuators that improves positional system-induced vibration and processing power to maximize in our FIT Lab™ and Mobile accuracy over the data track(s). The stabilize platters for accurate Compatibility Lab to give our performance. „ primary actuator provides coarse tracking, during read and write Colossal cache — Bigger, faster customers confidence that our drives displacement using conventional operations. (2 TB and 1.5 TB models will work in their systems. cache of up to 64 MB means faster electromagnetic actuator principles. only) performance. The secondary actuator uses a 5-year limited warranty piezoelectric motor to fine tune the „ NoTouch™ ramp load technology Massive Capacity head positioning to a higher degree The recording head never touches WD Caviar Black SATA drives are of accuracy. (2 TB and 1.5 TB models the disk media ensuring significantly only) available in capacities up to 2 TB. less wear to the recording head and media, as well as better drive protection in transit. Applications „ Power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers. „ Desktop / Consumer RAID Environments - WD Caviar Black Hard Drives are tested and recommended for use in consumer-type RAID applications (RAID-0 / RAID-1). - Business Critical RAID Environments – WD Caviar Black Hard Drives are not recommended for and are not warranted for use in RAID environments utilizing Enterprise HBAs and/or expanders and in multi-bay chassis, as they are not designed for, nor tested in, these specific types of RAID applications. For all Business Critical RAID applications, please consider WD’s Enterprise Hard Drives that are specifically designed with RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER), are tested extensively in 24x7 RAID applications, and include features like enhanced RAFF technology and thermal extended burn-in testing. WD Caviar Black 1 2 TB 2 TB 1.5 TB 1.5 TB 1 TB 1 TB Specifications Model number WD2002FAEX WD2001FASS WD1502FAEX WD1501FASS WD1002FAEX WD1001FALS Interface SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s Formatted capacity 2,000,398 MB 2,000,398 MB 1,500,301 MB 1,500,301 MB 1,000,204 MB 1,000,204 MB User sectors per drive 3,907,029,168 3,907,029,168 2,930,277,168 2,930,277,168 1,953,525,169 1,953,525,169 SATA latching connector Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 2 RoHS compliant YesYes YesYes Yes Yes Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s Host to/from drive (sustained) 138 MB/s 138 MB/s 138 MB/s 138 MB/s 126 MB/s 126 MB/s Cache (MB) 646464 64 6432 Average latency (ms) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 Rotational speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 Average drive ready time (sec) 21 21 21 21 11 11 Reliability/Data Integrity 3 Load/unload cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 14 14 14 14 14 14 Non-recoverable read errors per <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 bits read 4 Limited warranty (years) 55555 5 Power Management Average power requirements (W) Read/Write 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 6.8 6.8 Idle 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 6.1 6.1 Standby 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 Sleep 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.7 5 Environmental Specifications Temperature (°C) Operating 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 Non-operating -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) 30 30 30 30 30 30 Operating (2 ms, read/write) 65 65 65 65 65 65 Non-operating (2 ms) 300 300 300 300 300 300 6 Average acoustics (dBA) Idle mode 29 29 29 29 28 28 Performance seek mode 34 34 34 34 33 33 Quiet seek mode 30 30 30 30 29 29 Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 Length (in./mm, max) 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 1.66/0.75 1.66/0.75 1.66/0.75 1.66/0.75 1.52/0.69 1.52/0.69 1 As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. Effective maximum SATA 3 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s transfer rates calculated according to the Serial ATA specification published by the SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details. 2 WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products. The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, aims to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and consists of restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and other substances. 3 Controlled unload at ambient condition 4 The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit http://support.wdc.com/warranty for details. 5 No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests. 6 Sound power level. -2- WD Caviar Black 1 750 GB 750 GB 640 GB 640 GB 500 GB 500 GB Specifications Model number WD7502AAEX WD7501AALS WD6402AAEX WD6401AALS WD5002AALX WD5001AALS Interface SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s Formatted capacity 750,156 MB 750,156 MB 640,135 MB 640,135 MB 500,107 MB 500,107 MB User sectors per drive 1,465,149,168 1,465,149,168 1,250,263,728 1,250,263,728 976,773,168 976,773,168 SATA latching connector Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 2 RoHS compliant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 3 Gb/s Host to/from drive (sustained) 126 MB/s 126 MB/s 126 MB/s 126 MB/s 126 MB/s 126 MB/s Cache (MB) 6432643232 32 Average latency (ms) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 Rotational speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 Average drive ready time (sec) 11 11 11 11 8.5 8.5 Reliability/Data Integrity 3 Load/unload cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 14 14 14 14 14 14 Non-recoverable read errors per <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 <1 in 10 bits read 4 Limited warranty (years) 55555 5 Power Management Average power requirements (W) Read/Write 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.0 Idle 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.6 Standby 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 Sleep 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 5 Environmental Specifications Temperature (°C) Operating 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 Non-operating -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 -40 to 70 Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) 30 30 30 30 30 30 Operating (2 ms, read/write) 65 65 65 65 65 65 Non-operating (2 ms) 300 300 300 300 350 350 6 Average acoustics (dBA) Idle mode 28 28 28 28 29 29 Performance seek mode 33 33 33 33 30 30 Quiet seek mode 29 29 29 29 26 26 Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 Length (in./mm, max) 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 1.52/0.69 1.52/0.69 1.52/0.69 1.52/0.69 0.97/0.44 0.97/0.44 1 As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. Effective maximum SATA 3 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s transfer rates calculated according to the Serial ATA specification published by the SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details. 2 WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products. The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, aims to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and consists of restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and other substances. 3 Controlled unload at ambient condition 4 The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit http://support.wdc.com/warranty for details. 5 No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests. 6 Sound power level. WD Caviar Black is part of WD’s complete lineup of desktop hard drives. 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