Western Digital BLACK WDBAAZ0010HNCN Operation manual

WD BLACK™
Desktop Hard Drives
WD Black hard drives are designed for enthusiasts
and creative professionals looking for leading-edge
performance. These 3.5-inch desktop drives are perfect for
high-performance applications like photo and video editing,
gaming and power PCs.
INTERFACE
SATA 6 Gb/s
WIDTH/HEIGHT
3.5-inch/1-inch
ROTATIONAL SPEED
7200 RPM
CAPACITIES
500 GB to 4 TB
MODEL NUMBERS
WD4001FAEX WD1002FAEX
WD3001FAEX WD5003AZEX
WD2002FAEX
Note: Not all products may
be available in all regions of
the world.
Product Features
Maximum performance
Sophisticated performance
enhancing features deliver the speed
you need for demanding applications
like photo and video editing and
Internet gaming.
No compromises
High performance, high capacity,
high reliability, and cutting-edge
technology make up WD Black, the
ideal drive for those who demand
only the best.
Industry-leading warranty
WD Black carries the highest
available warranty protection on the
market, a 5-year limited warranty.
Dual processor
Twice the processing power to
maximize performance.
Dynamic cache
WD’s dynamic caching algorithm
improves performance in real time by
optimizing cache allocation between
reads and writes. For example, if
there’s an overwhelming percentage
of read trafc as opposed to write
trafc, the drive automatically
allocates more cache for read data,
which reduces congestion and
improves overall drive performance.
Rock-solid mechanical
architecture
Enhanced reliability features help
protect the drive and the data stored
on it.
NoTouch™ramp load
technology
The recording head never touches
the disk media ensuring signicantly
less wear to the recording head
and media as well as better drive
protection in transit.
StableTrac™
The motor shaft is secured at both
ends to reduce system-induced
vibration and stabilize platters for
accurate tracking during read and
write operations which enables
consistently higher performance.
(4 TB, 3 TB and 2 TB models only)
Tested for compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds
of systems and a multitude of
platforms in our FIT Lab™ to give our
customers condence that our drives
will work in their systems.
Applications
Power computing applications such as video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers.
WD Black hard drives are tested and recommended for use in PCs and high-performance workstations. Desktop drives are not recommended for use in RAID
environments. Please consider using WD Red™hard drives for home and small ofce 1-5 bay NAS systems and WD enterprise hard drives for rackmount and
NAS systems with more than 5 bays.*
* WD hard drives are designed and tested for use in specic applications and environments. This ensures that your hard drive is compatible with and functions properly in your
application. Our hard drives are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship in the system for which they were designed. Use in systems other than for what the hard
drive was designed could result in compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or workmanship defects. For best results, be sure to select the
appropriate product for your application by consulting our product spec sheets on our website at www.wd.com or by calling our customer support line where we would be happy to
help you through the selection process.
The WD Advantage
WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. This testing ensures our products consistently meet the
highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as helpful software
and utilities. Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it. Our toll-free customer support lines
are here to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details.

WD BLACK™
WD BLUE™
Everyday Storage
WD GREEN™
Cool & Quiet Storage
WD BLACK™
Performance Storage
WD RED™
NAS Storage
WD Black is part of WD’s complete lineup of internal hard drives.
Learn more about WD Black Desktop hard drives Canada ICES-003 Class B / NMB-003 Classe B
Specications 4 TB 3 TB 2 TB 1 TB 500 GB
Model number WD4001FAEX WD3001FAEX WD2002FAEX WD1002FAEX WD5003AZEX
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted capacity14,000,787 MB 3,000,592 MB 2,000,398 MB 1,000,204 MB 500,107 MB
User sectors per drive 7,814,037,168 5,860,533,168 3,907,029,168 1,953,525,169 976,773,168
Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch
Advanced Format (AF) No No No No Yes
RoHS compliant2Yes Yes Ye s Ye s Yes
Performance
Data transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustained)
6 Gb/s
154 MB/s
6 Gb/s
154 MB/s
6 Gb/s
138 MB/s
6 Gb/s
126 MB/s
6 Gb/s
150 MB/s
Cache (MB) 64 64 64 64 64
Rotational speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles3300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
Non-recoverable read errors per bits
read <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014 <1 in 1014
Limited warranty (years)455555
Power Management
Average power requirements (W)
Read/Write
Idle
Standby/Sleep
10.4
8.1
1.2
10.4
8.1
1.2
10.7
8.2
1.3
6.8
6.1
0.7
6.8
6.1
0.8
Environmental Specications5
Temperature (°C)
Operating
Non-operating
0 to 60
-40 to 70
0 to 60
-40 to 70
0 to 60
-40 to 70
0 to 60
-40 to 70
0 to 60
-40 to 70
Shock (Gs)
Operating (2 ms, write)
Operating (2 ms, read)
Non-operating (2 ms)
30
65
300
30
65
300
30
65
300
30
65
300
30
65
350
Acoustics (dBA)6
Idle
Seek (average)
29
34
29
34
29
34
28
33
29
30
Physical Dimensions
Height (in./mm, max) 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4 1.028/25.4
Length (in./mm, max) 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147 5.787/147
Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6 4/101.6
Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 1.72/0.78 1.72/0.78 1.66/0.75 1.52/0.69 0.97/0.44
1As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer
rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. Effective maximum SATA 6 Gb/s transfer rate calculated according to the Serial ATA specication published by the SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specication
sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details.
2WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 8, 2011, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
3Controlled unload at ambient condition.
4 The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit http://support.wd.com/warranty for details.
5 No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.
6 Sound power level.
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