Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS User manual

Engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor, the
newest member of our unique class of 10,000 RPM
SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface
and 16 MB cache to deliver performance that’s up to
35% faster than its speedy older brother, WD Raptor® .
•Killer Speed –Built on the performance bloodlines of
WD Raptor,this 10,000 RPM drive delivers mind-bending
performance. Not only is it 35% faster than the previous
generation WD Raptor drives, but it also beat out all other
competitors in the field.
•Rock-solid Reliability –Designed and manufactured to
mission-critical enterprise-class standards to provide
enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. With
1.4 million hours MTBF, this drive has the highest available
reliability rating on a high capacity SATA drive.
•Double the Capacity –State-of-the-art technology packs
twice the capacity per disk compared to its older brother
WD Raptor resulting in 300 GB of high-performance storage
space in this enterprise-class drive.
WD VelociRaptor
SATA Hard Drives
Killer Speed
Rock-solid Reliability
5-year Limited Warranty
The Fastest SATA Drive
in the Known Universe.
Ideal for performance enthusiast
systems, workstations, and
low-end servers.
Enterprise Hard Drives
™

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One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment. 2178-701093-A01 June 2008
WD VelociRaptor SATA Hard Drives
Key Specifications
Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s
Form factor: 2.5-inch (3.5-inch adapter)
Spin speed: 10,000 RPM
MTBF: 1.4 million hours
Limited warranty: 5-year
Compatibility
Windows®Vista/XP/2000
SATA interface connector on motherboard
or SATA host controller
Available 3.5-inch internal drive bay
Compatibility may vary depending on user’s
hardware configuration and operating system.
Capacities
300 GB
Model Numbers
WD3000GLFS
Technology Features
IcePack™ Mounting Frame –The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor is
enclosed in a 3.5-inch enterprise-class mounting frame with a
built-in heat sink that keeps this powerful little drive extra cool
when installed in a high-performance desktop chassis.
Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF™) –Optimizes
operation and performance when the drives are used in
vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.
SecurePark™ –Parks the recording heads off the disk surface
during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This
ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface
resulting in improved long-term reliability and increased drive
protection when the chassis is moved.
Enterprise Hard Drives