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|Manufacture=Western Digital Corporation
|Model=WD5000AAKS
|Manufacture link=http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=301
|Short description=500 GB, [[Interface:SATA|SATA]] 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
|Dimension=
|Weight=
|Storage Temperature=-40° C to 65° C
|Operating Temperature=-0° C to 60° C 
|Certifications & Standards=
|Category=Harddisk
|}}

==Performance Specifications==
===Transfer Rates===
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max) <br/>
==Physical Specifications==
Formatted Capacity500,107 MB <br/>
Capacity500 GB <br/>
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s <br/>
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168 <br/>
==Physical Dimensions==
===English===
Height1.028 Inches <br/>
Length5.787 Inches <br/>
Width4.00 Inches <br/>
Weight1.39 Pounds <br/>
===Metric===
Height25.4 mm <br/>
Length147 mm <br/>
Width101.6 mm <br/>
Weight0.63 kg <br/>
==Environmental Specifications==
===Shock===
Operating Shock (Read)65G, 2 ms <br/>
Non-operating Shock350G, 2 ms <br/>
===Acoustics===
Idle Mode28 dBA (average) <br/>
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average) <br/>
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average) <br/>
===Temperature (English)===
Operating32° F to 140° F <br/>
Non-operating-40° F to 149° F <br/>
===Temperature (Metric)===
Operating-0° C to 60° C <br/>
Non-operating-40° C to 65° C <br/>
===Humidity===
Operating5-95% RH non-condensing <br/>
Non-operating5-95% RH non-condensing <br/>
===Altitude (English)===
Operating-1,000 feet to 10,000 feet <br/>
Non-operating-1,000 feet to 40,000 feet <br/>
===Altitude (Metric)===
Operating-305M to 3,050M <br/>
Non-operating-305M to 12,200M <br/>
===Vibration===
Operating <br/>
Linear20-300 Hz, 0.75 G (0 to peak) <br/>
Random7-500 Hz (0.00221 g² / Hz) <br/>
Non-operating <br/>
Low Frequency10-300 Hz, 0.195 inches (double amplitude) <br/>
High Frequency300-500 Hz, 5.0G (0 to peak) <br/>
==Electrical Specifications==
===Current Requirements===
12 VDC <br/>
Read/Write460 mA <br/>
Idle450 mA <br/>
Standby6 mA <br/>
Sleep6 mA <br/>
5 VDC <br/>
Read/Write650 mA <br/>
Idle600 mA <br/>
Standby180 mA <br/>
Sleep180 mA <br/>
Power Dissipation <br/>
Read/Write8.77 Watts <br/>
Idle8.40 Watts <br/>
Standby0.97 Watts <br/>
Sleep0.97 Watts