WD Caviar Special Edition hard drives are designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications. Offering various capacities, the WD Caviar Special Edition family is equipped with an 8 MB buffer - the largest buffer available today in a desktop EIDE hard drive, delivering data to users faster than any hard drive in its class. Data Lifeguard is an expanded set of data protection tools that includes shock protection, an environmental protection system, and embedded error detection and repair features that automatically find, isolate, and repair problem areas that may develop over the extended use of the hard drive. With these enhanced data reliability features, the drive can perform more accurate monitoring and error repair and deliver exceptional data security. Shock Guard provides outstanding improvements in shock and vibration protection for the newest WD Caviar drives. Shock Guard allows instantaneous data protection at high shock values to achieve leading shock specifications.

General
Compatibility PC
Depth 5.8 in
Device Type Hard drive - internal
Height 1 in
Weight 1.3 lbs
Width 4 in
Configuration
Bytes per Sector 512
Sectors per Track 63
Environmental Parameters
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 85%
Max Altitude Operating 9840 ft
Max Operating Temperature 131 F
Min Operating Temperature 41 F
Shock Tolerance 20 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 200 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
Sound Emission 35 dBA
Vibration Tolerance 0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
Expansion / Connectivity
Compatible Bays 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Connections 1 x storage - ATA-100 - 40 pin IDC
Hard Drive
Buffer Size 8 MB
Capacity 80 GB
Connector 40 pin IDC
Features Data Lifeguard
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
Interface Type ATA-100
No Manufacturer Warranty
Refurbished Service & Support 30 day warranty
Miscellaneous
Package Type OEM
Performance
Average Latency 4.2 ms
Drive Transfer Rate 100 MBps (external) / 75.3 MBps (internal)
Seek Time 8.9 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Track-to-Track Seek Time 2 ms
Reliability
Seek Errors 1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles 50,000 .