Western Digital 300GB VelociRaptor SATA Internal Hard Drive

10,000 RPM spin speed with a 3 GB/sec transfer rate



The Western Digital (WD) VelociRaptor 300 GB Hard Drive is engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor, the newest member of the  unique class of 10,000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that's up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.

What It Holds:

• Up to 85,700 digital photos
• Up to 75,000 songs (MP3)
• Up to 7,500 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
• Up to 23 hours of Digital Video (DV)
• Up to 130 hours of DVD quality video
• Up to 36 hours of HD video

The evolution of 10,000 RPM SATA technology.  The WD Raptor has evolved! PC enthusiasts' favorite 10,000 RPM SATA drive is now faster than ever.

• Killer speed - Built on the performance bloodlines of WD Raptor, these 10,000 RPM drives, with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and 16 MB cache deliver mind-bending performance. Not only are they 35 percent 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. With 1.4 million hours MTBF, 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 300 GB of high-performance storage space in this enterprise-class 2.5-inch drive. (Not compatible with notebook computers)
  
• IcePack mounting frame - The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor is enclosed in a 3.5-inch enterprise-class mounting frame with a built-in heat sink that keeps this powerful little drive extra cool when installed in high-performance desktop chassis. (This drive is not backplane compatible.)
  
• Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF) - Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.
  
• 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.

Performance Specifications

• Rotational Speed:  10,000 RPM (nominal)
• Buffer Size: 16 MB
• Average Latency:  5.50 ms (nominal)
• Load/unload Cycles:  50,000 minimum
• Seek Times:
  • Read Seek Time 4.2 ms
  • Write Seek Time 4.7 ms (average)
  • Track-To-Track Seek Time 0.7 ms (average)
• Transfer Rates:
  • Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)

Physical Specifications

• Formatted Capacity:  300,069 MB
• Capacity:  300 GB
• Interface:  SATA 3 Gb/s
• User Sectors Per Drive:  586,072,368

Physical Dimensions

• Height:  1.028" (Max)
• Length:  5.787" (Max)
• Width:  4.00" (+/- 0.010 inch)
• Weight:  1.08 lbs.

Environmental Specifications

• Shock
  • Operating Shock (Read) 65G, 2 ms
  • Non-operating Shock 300G, 2 ms
• Acoustics
  • Idle Mode 29 dBA (average)
  • Seek Mode 0 36 dBA (average)
• Temperature (English)
  • Operating 32° F to 140° F
  • Non-operating -40° F to 158° F
• Temperature (Metric)
  • Operating -0° C to 60° C
  • Non-operating -40° C to 70° C
• Humidity
  • Operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
  • Non-operating 5-95% RH non-condensing
• Altitude (English)
  • Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
  • Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
• Altitude (Metric)
  • Operating -305M to 3,050M
  • Non-operating -305M to 12,200M
• Vibration
  • Operating
  • Linear 20-300 Hz, 0.75G (0 to peak)
  • Random 10-300 Hz, 0.008 g² / Hz
• Non-operating
  • Low Frequency 0.05 g²/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
  • High Frequency 20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)

Electrical Specifications

Current Requirements

• 12 VDC
  • Read/Write 225 mAdle 200 mA
  • Standby 6 mA
  • Sleep 6 mA
• 5 VDC
  • Read/Write 675 mA
  • Idle 425 mA
  • Standby 70 mA
  • Sleep 70 mA
• Power Dissipation
  • Read/Write 6.08 Watts
  • Idle 4.53 Watts
  • Standby 0.42 Watts
  • Sleep 0.42 Watts

• Western Digital 3 Gb/s SATA Hard Drive
• SATA Interface Cable
• Quick Install Guide
• Mounting Screws

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• SATA interface connector on motherboard or SATA host controller*
• Available 3.5-inch internal drive bay

* Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system. This drive is not backplane compatible.