Western Digital caviar blue xl500s Product manual

Technical Reference Manual
WD CONFIDENTIAL
WD Caviar®Blue™XL500S
SATA Hard Drives
WD5000AAKX
WD5000AAKS
WD3200AAKX
WD2500AAKX

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WD Caviar Blue XL500S
Technical Reference Manual

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XL500S Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES ................................................................................................. 1
1.1 General Description....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Product Features ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2. SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Performance Specifications ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Physical Specifications.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.1 Physical Dimensions ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Mechanical Specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.4 Electrical Specifications................................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.4.1 Current Requirements and Power Dissipation ........................................................................................................ 8
2.4.2 Input Voltage Requirements......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.3 Ripple................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.4.4 Power Connectors and Cables................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Environmental Specifications.....................................................................................................................................................10
2.5.1 Shock and Vibration .....................................................................................................................................................10
2.5.2 Temperature and Humidity .........................................................................................................................................11
2.5.3 Thermocouple Location...............................................................................................................................................11
2.5.4 Cooling............................................................................................................................................................................12
2.5.5 Atmospheric Pressure .................................................................................................................................................12
2.5.6 Acoustics ........................................................................................................................................................................12
2.5.7 RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) ......................................................................................................12
2.6 Reliability Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................12
2.7 Device Plug Connector Pin Definitions ...................................................................................................................................13
2.8 Agency Approvals.........................................................................................................................................................................14
2.9 Full Model Number Specification..............................................................................................................................................14
3. PRODUCT FEATURES.............................................................................................................. 15
3.1 SATA 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s .........................................................................................................................................................15
3.2 Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR).............................................................................................................................16
3.3 IntelliSeek .......................................................................................................................................................................................16
3.4 NoTouch Ramp Load Technology ............................................................................................................................................16
3.5 Native Command Queuing (NCQ)...........................................................................................................................................16
3.6 Pre-emptive Wear Leveling (PWL) ..........................................................................................................................................16
3.7 Femto Slider...................................................................................................................................................................................17
3.8 S.M.A.R.T. Command Transport (SCT)...................................................................................................................................17
3.8.1 Write Same ....................................................................................................................................................................17
3.8.2 Read/Write Long ..........................................................................................................................................................17
3.8.3 Temperature Reporting................................................................................................................................................17
3.9 World Wide Name (WWN) .......................................................................................................................................................18
3.10 Reliability Features Set................................................................................................................................................................18
3.10.1 Data Lifeguard™ ............................................................................................................................................................18
3.10.2 Thermal Management ..................................................................................................................................................19
3.10.3 Internal Environmental Protection System ..............................................................................................................19
3.10.4 Recoverable Errors.......................................................................................................................................................19
3.10.5 Unrecoverable Errors ...................................................................................................................................................19
3.10.6 Self Test ..........................................................................................................................................................................19
3.10.7 ATA Error Logging........................................................................................................................................................20
3.10.8 Defect Management.....................................................................................................................................................20
3.10.9 Automatic Defect Retirement.....................................................................................................................................20
3.10.10 Error Recovery Process...............................................................................................................................................20
3.11 Hot Plug Support..........................................................................................................................................................................21
3.11.1 Hot Plug Technical Issues ..........................................................................................................................................21
3.12 Active LED Status ........................................................................................................................................................................24
3.13 Fluid Dynamic Bearings (FDB)..................................................................................................................................................24
3.14 Staggered Spinup and Activity Indication (SATA Power Pin 11) .....................................................................................24
3.14.1 Staggered Spinup ........................................................................................................................................................24

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3.14.2 Activity Indication ..........................................................................................................................................................24
3.15 CacheFlow™ ..................................................................................................................................................................................24
3.15.1 Write Cache...................................................................................................................................................................25
3.15.2 Read Cache ...................................................................................................................................................................25
3.16 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) ..................................................................................................................................25
3.17 Power Management .....................................................................................................................................................................25
3.18 Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)..................................................................................26
3.19 Security Mode ...............................................................................................................................................................................26
3.19.1 Master and User Passwords ......................................................................................................................................26
3.19.2 Security Levels ..............................................................................................................................................................26
3.20 Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM)................................................................................................................................26
4. ATA COMMAND SET ............................................................................................................. 27
4.1 Host Interface Commands .........................................................................................................................................................27
4.1.1 ATA-8 Commands........................................................................................................................................................27
4.1.2 Optional Subcommands .............................................................................................................................................28
4.1.3 Obsolete Commands...................................................................................................................................................28
4.1.4 SCT Commands ...........................................................................................................................................................29
4.2 S.M.A.R.T. (B0h)...........................................................................................................................................................................29
4.2.1 Read Attribute Values Sub-Command ....................................................................................................................29
4.2.2 Supported Attributes ...................................................................................................................................................31
4.2.3 Read Log Sector...........................................................................................................................................................32
4.3 Identify Device (ECh)...................................................................................................................................................................33
4.4 Set Features (EFh) ......................................................................................................................................................................39
5. INSTALLATION AND SETUP PROCEDURES............................................................................. 40
5.1 Unpacking ......................................................................................................................................................................................40
5.1.1 Handling Precautions...................................................................................................................................................40
5.1.2 Inspection of Shipping Container .............................................................................................................................40
5.1.3 Removal From Shipping Container...........................................................................................................................40
5.1.4 Removal From Static Shielding Bag.........................................................................................................................40
5.1.5 Moving Precautions......................................................................................................................................................41
5.2 Mounting.........................................................................................................................................................................................41
5.2.1 Mounting Restrictions..................................................................................................................................................41
5.2.2 Orientation......................................................................................................................................................................41
5.2.3 Screw Size Limitations ................................................................................................................................................41
5.2.4 Grounding.......................................................................................................................................................................41
5.3 Hard Drive Installation..................................................................................................................................................................41
5.3.1 Jumper Settings.............................................................................................................................................................42
5.3.2 Attach the Power Supply Cable................................................................................................................................44
5.3.3 Attach SATA Interface Cable.....................................................................................................................................44
5.4 Serial ATA Latching Connector ................................................................................................................................................44
6. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................ 45
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT............................................................................................................. 46
7.1 WD Online Services ....................................................................................................................................................................46
8. GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................. 47

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XL500S List of Figures
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2-1 Mounting Dimensions...........................................................................................................................................7
Figure 2-2 Drive Base Casting Thermocouple Location ............................................................................................... 11
Figure 2-3 Forced Airflow Direction ................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 2-4 Standard Factory Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 5-1 SATA 6 Gb/s Jumper Settings........................................................................................................................ 42
Figure 5-2 SATA 3 Gb/s Jumper Settings........................................................................................................................ 43
Figure 5-3 Connector Locations ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 5-4 SATA Interface Cable........................................................................................................................................ 44

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List of Tables XL500S
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2-1 Shock and Vibration ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Table 2-2 Device Pin Connector Pin Definitions............................................................................................................. 13
Table 2-3 Full Model Number Description........................................................................................................................ 14
Table 4-1 ATA-8 Command Opcodes .............................................................................................................................. 27
Table 4-2 Optional Subcommands ................................................................................................................................... 28
Table 4-3 Obsolete Command Opcodes ......................................................................................................................... 28
Table 4-4 SCT Action Codes .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Table 4-5 Definitions for the 512 Bytes. ........................................................................................................................... 29
Table 4-6 Defined Error Logging Sectors......................................................................................................................... 32
Table 4-7 Identify Device Command.................................................................................................................................. 33

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1.0 DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES
1.1 General Description
This WD SATA drive combines up to 16 MB cache and 6 Gb/s transfer rate for lightning-fast
performance and cool, quiet operation. WD’s IntelliSeek™ technology calculates the optimum
seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. And to increase reliability,
NoTouch™ parks the recording head off the drive surface during spin up, spin down and when
the drive is off to ensure the head never touches the disk surface. These drives scored a
perfect 5.9 on the Windows Experience Index and are Windows Vista™ certified.
These hard drives are your best choice for today’s powerful, information-hungry systems
running Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Windows
XP, and Windows 2000 operating systems on Intel®Itanium®, Xeon™and Pentium®4 as well
as AMD processors.
WD’s rugged and reliable hard drives are designed and manufactured to the highest
standards of quality and reliability. Built to last, this SATA hard drive is made for years of cool-
running, high-performance operation around the clock. Before shipping, every drive
undergoes over 200 rigorous tests to ensure functionality and compatibility.

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1.2 Product Features
Serial ATA (SATA) — Serial ATA (SATA) is the next generation bus interface for hard
drives. It is designed to replace Parallel ATA, and has many advantages including
increased transfer rate, improved signal integrity, enhanced data protection, and hot plug
support.
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) — With PMR technology the
magnetization of each data bit is aligned vertically to the spinning disk, rather than
longitudinally as has been the case in hard drive technology for decades. This enables
more data on a given disk than is possible with conventional longitudinal recording, and
provides a platform for future expansion of hard drive densities.
IntelliSeek™ — Key product feature that calculates optimum seek speeds to lower
power consumption, noise, and vibration.
NoTouch™ Ramp Load Technology —The recording head never touches the disk media
ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in
transit.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) — Performance of a random I/O workload can be
improved through intelligent re-ordering of the I/O requests so they read/write to and from
the nearest available sectors and minimize the need for additional disk revolutions or head
actuator movement. This improvement can be achieved though Native Command Queing
(NCQ) , which is supported by these hard drives.
Pre-emptive Wear Leveling (PWL) —This WD feature provides a solution for
protecting the recording media against mechanical wear. In cases where the drive is so
busy with incoming commands that it is forced to stay in a same cylinder position for a
long time, the PWL control engine initiates forced seeks so that disk lubricant maintains
an even distribution and does not become depleted. This feature ensures reliability for
applications that perform a high incidence of read/write operations at the same physical
location on the disk.
Femto Slider — These drives incorporate the femto slider form factor in which the read/
write head is mounted on the small, lightweight femto slider which allows the head to
move more quickly from track to track on the disk.
S.M.A.R.T. Command Transport (SCT) — The SCT Command Transport feature set
provides a method for a host to send commands and data to a device and for a device to
send data and status to a host using log pages.
World Wide Name (WWN) — The World Wide Name (WWN) defined in ATA/ATAPI-7
is a modification of the IEEE extended unique identifier 64 bit standard (EUI-64) and is
comprised of three major components: naming authority, organizationally unique identifier
(OUI) and serial number. WD's OUI is 0014EEh.
Reliability Features Set-Data Lifeguard™ — Representing WD's ongoing
commitment to data protection, Data Lifeguard includes features that enhance the drive’s
ability to prevent data loss. Data Lifeguard data protection utilities include thermal
management, an environmental protection system, and embedded error detection and
repair features that automatically detect, 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, error repair, and deliver
exceptional data security.

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Hot Plug Support — SATA supports hot plugging (also known as “hot swapping”), the
ability to swap out a failed hard drive without having to power down the system or reboot.
This capability contributes to both data availability and serviceability without any
associated downtime, making it a critical feature for extending SATA into enterprise
applications.
Active LED Status — The drive supports external LED requirements. It provides an
activity LED output which is ON during command execution and OFF otherwise.
Fluid Dynamic Bearings (FDB) — Bearing design that incorporates a layer of high-
viscosity lubricant instead of ball bearings in the hard drive spindle motor. As an
alternative to conventional ball bearing technology, FDB designs provide increased non-
operational shock resistance, speed control, and improved acoustics.
Staggered Spin-Up — Next generation SATA 3.0 Gb/s feature that allows the system
to control whether the drive will spin up immediately or wait until the interface is fully
ready.
CacheFlow™ —WD’s unique, multi-generation caching algorithm evaluates the way data
is read from and written to the drive and adapts “on-the-fly” to the optimum read and write
caching methods. CacheFlow minimizes disk seek operations and overheads due to
rotational latency. CacheFlow supports sequential and random write cache. With write
cache and other CacheFlow features, the user can cache both read and write data. The
cache can hold multiple writes and collectively write them to the hard disk.
48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) — WD SATA drives support both 48-bit and
28-bit LBA and CHS-based addressing. LBA is included in advanced BIOS and
operating system device drivers and ensures high capacity disk integration.
Power Management — The drive supports the ATA and SATA power management
command set, allowing the host to reduce the power consumption of the drive by issuing
a variety of power management commands.
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) — S.M.A.R.T.
enables a drive’s internal status to be monitored through diagnostic commands at the
host level and during offline activities. S.M.A.R.T. devices employ data analysis algorithms
that are used to predict the likelihood of some near-term degradation or fault conditions.
When used with a S.M.A.R.T. application, the drive can alert the host system of a negative
reliability status condition. The host system can then warn the user of the impending risk
of data loss and recommend an appropriate action.
ATA Security — The drive supports the ATA Security Mode Feature set. The ATA
Security Mode feature set allows the user to create a device lock password that prevents
unauthorized hard disk access even if the drive is removed from the host computer. The
correct password must be supplied to the hard drive in order to access user data. Both
the User and Master Password features are supported, along with the High and Maximum
security modes. The Master Password Revision code is also supported. This feature
varies by drive configuration and may not be available on all configurations.
Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) — The drive supports the Automatic
Acoustic Management feature. This feature allows the host to select the acoustic level of
the hard drive.

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2.0 SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 Performance Specifications
Average Latency 4.2 ms (nominal)
Rotational Speed 7200 RPM (nominal)
Data Transfer Rate (maximum) 1
- Buffer to Host
- Host to/from Drive
6 Gb/s maximum (WDxxxxAAKX)
3 Gb/s maximum (WD5000AAKS)
126 MB/s sustained (maximum)
Interleave 1:1
Buffer Size 16 MB
Error Rate - Unrecoverable <1 in 1015 bits read
Spindle Start Time
- From Power-on to Drive Ready 2
- From Power-on to Rotational Speed 3 8.5s average
5.5s average
Spindle Stop Time 5.1s average
Load/Unload Cycles4300,000
1As 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 3 Gb/s transfer rate calculated according to the Serial ATA specification
published by the SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details.
2Defined as the time from power-on to the setting of Drive Ready and Seek Complete including calibration.
3Defined as the time from power-on to when the full spindle rotational speed is reached.
4Controlled unload at ambient condition.

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2.2 Physical Specifications
Physical Specifications1,2 WD5000AAKX
WD5000AAKS
WD3200AAKX WD2500AAKX
Capacity 500,107 MB 320,072 MB 250,059 MB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s (AAKX)
SATA 3 Gb/s (AAKS) SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s
Number of Disks 1 1 1
DataSurfaces 221
NumberofHeads 221
Bytes per Sector 512 512 512
User Sectors per Drive 976,773,168 625,142,448 488,397,168
Servo Type Embedded Embedded Embedded
Recording Method EPR4 Rate 16/17 PRML Rate 16/17 PRML Rate 16/17 PRML
ECC Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon Reed-Solomon
Head Park2Automatic Automatic Automatic
PRML - Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
1 Specifications represented are of a typical production drive and may be subject to change or variation without
notice.
2 As 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 3 Gb/s transfer rate calculated according to the Serial ATA specification published by the
SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit www.sata-io.org for details.
3Turning off the system power causes the drive to perform an automatic head park operation.

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2.2.1 Physical Dimensions
English Metric
Dimension Tolerance Dimension Tolerance
Height 1.028 inches MAX 26.1 mm MAX
Length 5.787 inches MAX 147.0 mm MAX
Width 4.00 inches ±0.01 inch 101.6 mm ±0.25 mm
Weight (QD) 0.99 pounds ±10% 0.45 kg ±10%
Weight (STD) 0.97 pounds ±10% 0.44 kg ±10%

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2.3 Mechanical Specifications
Figure 2-1 shows the mounting dimensions and locations of the screw holes for the drive.
Figure 2-1. Mounting Dimensions

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2.4 Electrical Specifications
2.4.1 Current Requirements and Power Dissipation
Note: Current measurements cut off frequency at 1 kHz.
Operating Mode RMS Current1Power, Average1
12 VDC 5 VDC
Spinup 1.6A (max) 490 mA 12.9W
Read/Write 275 mA 535 mA 6.0W
Seek 300 mA 525 mA 6.3W
POWER MANAGEMENT COMMANDS
Operating Mode RMS Current1Power, Average1
12 VDC 5 VDC
Idle (E1H) 275 mA 450 mA 5.6W
Standby (E0H) 6 mA 170 mA 0.92W
Sleep (E6H) 6 mA 170 mA 0.92W
1All values are typical (25°C, 5.0V, and 12V input).
3.3V Serial ATA power not utilized in this product.

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2.4.2 Input Voltage Requirements
The input voltage requirements are +5.0V ± 5% and +12.0V ± 10%.
2.4.3 Ripple
2.4.4 Power Connectors and Cables
SATA Connectors
For information on SATA data connectors, refer to the Serial ATA 1.0 specification available
for download at www.serialata.org.
At the time of this printing, there are no published standards for SATA power/mating
connectors or power/data cable wire gauges.
Cabling Requirements for SATA
The SATA cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs. The cable may also
include drain wires to be terminated to the ground pins in the SATA cable receptacle
connectors. See the SATA 1.0 specification for cable specifications. The cable's maximum
length is one meter.
+12 VDC +5 VDC
Maximum
Frequency 200 mV (double amplitude) 0-30 MHz 100 mV (double amplitude) 0-30 MHz

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2.5 Environmental Specifications
2.5.1 Shock and Vibration
Table 2-1. Shock and Vibration
Operating Vibration
Drives are tested by applying a random excitation in each linear axis, one axis at a time. The
drive incurs no physical damage and no hard errors while subjected to continuous vibration
not exceeding the level listed in Table 2-1. Operating performance may degrade during
periods of exposure to continuous vibration.
Non-Operating Vibration
Note: This specification applies to handling and transportation of unmounted drives.
Drives are tested by applying a random excitation in each linear axis, one axis at a time. The
drive incurs no physical damage when subjected to continuous vibration not exceeding the
level listed in Table 2-1.
Packaged Shock and Vibration
The shipping packaging is designed to meet the National/International Safe Transit
Association (N/ISTA) standards for packaged products. The drive incurs no physical damage
when subjected to the N/ISTA standards.
Shock
Operating 30G, 2 ms (read/write)
65G, 2 ms (read)
Non-operating (2 ms) 350G
Note: Half-sine wave, measured without shock isolation and without non-recoverable errors.
Vibration
Operating Linear: 20-300 Hz, 0.75G (0 to peak)
Random: 0.008 g2 /Hz (10-300 Hz)
Non-operating Linear: 20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)
Random: 0.05 g2 /Hz (10-300 Hz)
Sweep Rate 0.5 octave/minute minimum
Drive Generated Vibration
Operating 0.2 gm-mm average with the drive in an unconstrained condition
Rotational Shock Non-Operating
Amplitude 20K rad/sec2
Duration 2 ms

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2.5.2 Temperature and Humidity
2.5.3 Thermocouple Location
Figure 2-2. Drive Base Casting Thermocouple Location
Temperature & Humidity
Operating ambient temperature10°C to 60°C
Max base casting temperature265°C
S.M.A.R.T. temperature value reported within ±3°C
Humidity 5-95% RH non-condensing
37.7°C (maximum wet bulb)
Thermal Gradient 20°C/hour (maximum)
Humidity Gradient 20%/hour (maximum)
Non-operating Temperature -40°C to 70°C
Humidity 5-95% RH non-condensing
33°C (maximum wet bulb)
Thermal Gradient 30°C/hour (maximum)
Humidity Gradient 20%/hour (maximum)
1Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. The
system environment must allow sufficient air flow to limit maximum surface temperatures as defined.
2See Figure 2-2. Actual drive case temperature should be below 65°C and within the 0-60°C operating ambient
temperature.
Component Location
Drive base casting #1, Figure 2-2

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2.5.4 Cooling
If forced air cooling is required, the drive must be positioned to receive airflow from one or
more fans as indicated in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3. Forced Airflow Direction
2.5.5 Atmospheric Pressure
2.5.6 Acoustics
2.5.7 RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
WD complies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC
of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006. RoHS aims to
protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous
substances in new equipment, and consists of restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and
other substances.
The reliability, performance, and specifications of WD products are unchanged from
previously manufactured WD products, remaining among the highest in the industry.
2.6 Reliability Specifications
Altitude
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet (-305M to 3,050M)
Non-operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet (-305M to 12,200M)
TYPICAL SOUND POWER LEVEL1
Idle Mode (average dBA) 229
Performance Seek Mode (average dBA) 330
1Measured per ECMA-74/ISO 7779.
2No audible pure tones.
3Random seek at a rate of 26 seeks per second.
Component Design Life 5 years
AFR <0.5%1
1In a typical desktop environment.