WD Green Desktop Hard Drive WD Green hard drives are designed for use in systems that require cool & quiet operation, as secondary drives in PCs, for external enclosures & other applications for which low noise & low heat are beneficial. These earth-friendly hard drives are ideal to be used whenever energy efficiency is needed. WD™s commitment to sustainability WD's green initiative goes beyond the product level, focusing on recycling & improving the cleanliness of the air, water & l&. Product Features Leading the way to green hard drives
- WD led the industry in creating a new category of hard drives that use less power & helps to reduce the world's energy demands one computer user at a time. With over 100 million WD Green drives sold customers using WD Green drives have saved the planet over 466 million kwh of power “ nearly equaling the annual power production of a single coal power plant! Conflict-free materials
- As a leader in hard drive manufacturing, WD proudly guarantees our hard drives are built with 100% conflict free raw materials. Halogen free
- In addition to being Ro HS compliant, all WD Green drives are lead & halogen free, resulting in less pollutants getting into our environment. Reduced rare earths dependency
- WD™s nextgeneration WD Green hard drives are built using less rare earth minerals. Reduced power consumption
- Best-in-class power management technology delivers significant power savings & solid performance. Cool & quiet
- WD Green Power Technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability & low acoustics perfect for ultra-quiet PCs & external drives. No Touch Ramp Load technology
- The recording head never touches the disk mediaensuring significantly less wear to the recording head & media as well as better drive protection in transit. Intelli Seek
- Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise & vibration. Tested for compatibility
- We perform tests on hundreds of systems & a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers confidence that
Specification Hard Drive Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s Capacity: 2 TB User Sectors per drive: 3, 907, 029, 168 Advanced Format (AF): Yes SATA latching connector: Yes Form Factor: 3.5" Ro HS Compliant: Yes Performance Data transfer rate (max)
- Buffer to host: 6 Gb/s Data transfer rate (max)
- Host to/from drive (sustained): 123 MB/s Cache (MB): 64 Rotational Speed (RPM): Intelli Power Reliability/ Data Integrity Load/unload cycles: 300, 000 Non-recoverable read errors per bits read: <1 in 10 Limited manufacturer warranty (years): 2 years Power Management 12VDC (A, peak): 1.78 Average power requirements (W) Read/write: 6 Idle: 5.5 Standby: 0.8 Sleep: 0.8 Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature (°C): 0 to 60 Non-operating Temperature (°C): -40 to 70 Operating Shock (Gs) (2 ms, read): 30 Operating Shock (Gs) (2 ms, read/write): 65 Non-operating Shock (Gs) (1 ms): 250 Average acoustics (d BA)
- Idle mode: 24 Average acoustics (d BA)
- Performance seek mode: 29 Average acoustics (d BA)
- Quiet seek mode: 25 Physical
Dimensions Height (in./mm, max): 1.028/26.1 Length (in./mm, max): 5.787/147 Width (in./mm, ±. 01 in.): 4/101.6 Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%): 1.40/0.64 __________________________________ WD Care Extended Service Plan "WD Care Extended" offers 1 year of repair & replacement service beyond the 2 year standard limited warranty that WD provides with the drive, giving you a total of 3 years of service coverage from the drive's purchase date. This plan can be purchased & activated whilst your drive is still within the 2 year warranty already provided by WD. Benefits Low cost peace of mind Easy no-hassle RMA Reduced downtime Extended servicable drive life How Easy Is This To Do? Register your product by going to the WD Support Portal http://support.wdc.com/ & selecting register. You may need to sign up to the site if you have never done this before. On the registration page enter your serial number & it will tell you if your drive is still in warranty. Once your product is registered, you can activate a service plan for the product by clicking on the "service plan" icon for the product On the activation page, enter the activation code from the " Warranty Card" you have received, check the terms & conditions, then press the " Activate Service Plan" button Your code is activated & your product has been updated with the appropriate service plan Terms Must be purchased within the the 2 year warranty already provided by WD & activated within 30 days after purchase of the plan. For WD Blue & WD Green desktop & mobile SATA drives. Excludes all PATA drives See www.wdcare.com for more information & complete Terms & Conditions. Plans must be activated within 30 days of purchase.