Western Digital WDCaviar Black WD1001FALS User manual

SATA Hard Drives
Maximum Performance
Ultra-cool and Quiet
Massive 1 TB Capacity
Ideal for anyone who wants
high performance, high
capacity storage with all the
latest features.
Maximum Performance
for Power Computing.
WD Caviar Black drives combine a high performance electronics
architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver
the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out
gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology,
and leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability.
And we back it all up with a 5-year limited warranty.
Maximum performance – With 7200 RPM spin speed,
32 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual
processor these drives deliver lightning-fast performance.
Ultra cool and quiet – Technologically advanced acoustics
minimize noise and cool drive operation and enhanced reliability
features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.
Massive capacity – Available with up to 1 TB of storage,
these drives are ideal for power computing applications
such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out
gaming computers.
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WD Caviar Black
WD Caviar®Black™
“...the fastest 7,200 RPM drive on the market...”
– The Tech Report (August 2008)
“Want excellent performance and a terabyte of
capacity? Then get a Caviar Black.”
– Extremetech.com (August 2008)

WD Caviar Black SATA Hard Drives
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subject to change without notice.
© 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 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.
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Key Specifications
Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s
Form Factor: 3.5-inch
Spin Speed: 7200 RPM
Cache: 32 MB
Limited Warranty: 5-year
Capacities
500 GB, 640 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB
Models
WD5001AALS, WD6401AALS,
WD7501AALS, WD1001FALS
The fastest 7200 RPM hard drives on the planet!
WD Caviar Black
High Performance Electronics Architecture
Dual processor – Twice the processing power to maximize performance.
32 MB cache – Bigger, faster cache means faster performance.
Rock Solid Mechanical Architecture
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.
NoTouch™ramp load technology – The recording head never touches
the disk media ensuring better drive protection in transit as well as
significantly less wear to the recording head and media.
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Featuring WD’s Exclusive Intelligent Drive Technology
5,000
Competitor A
1 TB SATA
Competitor B
1 TB SATA
Competitor C
1 TB SATA
WD Caviar Black
1 TB SATA
PC Bench 5.0 (Windows XP Summary 2 Drives)
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
MB/S
8,500
PC VANTAGE (Windows XP Summary 2 Drives, NCQ off)
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
MB/ S
Competitor A
1 TB SATA
Competitor B
1 TB SATA
Competitor C
1 TB SATA
WD Caviar Black
1 TB SATA
WD Caviar Black is part of WD’s complete lineup of desktop hard drives.
WD Caviar®Black™
Maximum performance for
power computing.
WD Caviar®Blue™
Performance and reliability
for everyday computing.
WD Caviar® Green™
Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.