WD Caviar Blue 500GB

Manufacture	Western Digital Corporation
Model	WD5000AAKS
Link to manufacture page	link
Short description	500 GB, 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

Performance Specifications

Transfer Rates

Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)

Physical Specifications

Formatted Capacity500,107 MB
Capacity500 GB
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168

Physical Dimensions

English

Height1.028 Inches
Length5.787 Inches
Width4.00 Inches
Weight1.39 Pounds

Metric

Height25.4 mm
Length147 mm
Width101.6 mm
Weight0.63 kg

Environmental Specifications

Shock

Operating Shock (Read)65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock350G, 2 ms

Acoustics

Idle Mode28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)

Temperature (English)

Operating32° F to 140° F
Non-operating-40° F to 149° F

Temperature (Metric)

Operating-0° C to 60° C
Non-operating-40° C to 65° C

Humidity

Operating5-95% RH non-condensing
Non-operating5-95% 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
Linear20-300 Hz, 0.75 G (0 to peak)
Random7-500 Hz (0.00221 g² / Hz)
Non-operating
Low Frequency10-300 Hz, 0.195 inches (double amplitude)
High Frequency300-500 Hz, 5.0G (0 to peak)

Electrical Specifications

Current Requirements

12 VDC
Read/Write460 mA
Idle450 mA
Standby6 mA
Sleep6 mA
5 VDC
Read/Write650 mA
Idle600 mA
Standby180 mA
Sleep180 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write8.77 Watts
Idle8.40 Watts
Standby0.97 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts