Description
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WD VelociRaptor hard drive delivers maximum speed and reliability for performance enthusiast systems, workstations, and low-end servers. With a superbly engineered combination of 10,000 rpm spin speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface and a 32 MB cache, this drive is truly an evolution in performance.
Highlights of the Western Digital 300GB VelociRaptor 10,000RPM SATA 16MB
- Killer speed
- Rock-solid reliability
- Double the capacity
- Small form factor
- Ultra-cool operation
- NoTouch ramp load technology
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Killer speed
Built on the performance bloodlines of WD Raptor, these drives deliver mind-bending performance. Not only are they 35% faster than the previous generation WD Raptor drives, but they also beat out all other competitors in the field. -
Rock-solid reliability
Designed and manufactured to mission-critical enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. These drives have the highest available reliability rating on a high capacity SATA drive. -
Double the capacity
State-of-the-art technology packs twice the capacity per disk compared to its older brother WD Raptor resulting in high-performance storage space in this enterprise-class drive. -
Small form factor
This ultra fast hard drive is engineered to fit into blade servers and other enterprise storage configurations. -
Ultra-cool operation
WD VelociRaptor consumes 35% less power than the previous generation of WD Raptor. -
NoTouch ramp load technology
The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- WD VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS - hard drive - 300 GB - SATA-300
- Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Form Factor
- 2.5"
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 7 cm x 10 cm x 1.5 cm
- Weight
- 219 g
- Capacity
- 300 GB
- Interface Type
- Serial ATA-300
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
- Average Seek Time
- 4.2 ms
- Spindle Speed
- 10000 rpm
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 5 years warranty
Detail
General
- Device Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Width
- 7 cm
- Depth
- 10 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Weight
- 219 g
Hard Drive
- Form Factor
- 2.5"
- Capacity
- 300 GB
- Interface Type
- Serial ATA-300
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- Features
- Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF), NoTouch ramp load technology
- Compliant Standards
- S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
- Drive Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps (external)
- Internal Data Rate
- 126 MBps
- Seek Time
- 4.2 ms (average)
- Track-to-Track Seek Time
- 0.7 ms
- Average Latency
- 3 ms
- Spindle Speed
- 10000 rpm
Reliability
- Non-Recoverable Errors
- 1 per 10^15
- Start / Stop Cycles
- 50,000
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bays
- 1 x internal - 2.5"
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- RoHS
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 5 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 5 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 5 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 55 °C
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Shock Tolerance
- 65 g @ 2ms (operating) / 300 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
- Vibration Tolerance
- 0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
- Sound Emission
- 29 dBA
