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WD VelociRaptor

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, 
WD VelociRaptor, and Put Your Life On It 
are registered trademarks in the U.S. and 
other countries; and IcePack, RAFF, 
NoTouch, and FIT Lab are trademarks of 
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other 
marks may be mentioned herein that 
belong to other companies. Product 
specifications subject to change without 
notice.

© 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Western Digital
20511 Lake Forest Drive 
Lake Forest, California 92630
U.S.A.

2879-701284-A02 Mar 2010

For service and literature:

support.wdc.com

www.westerndigital.com

 

800.ASK.4WDC

North America

800.832.4778

Spanish

+800.6008.6008

Asia Pacific

00800.27549338

Europe
(toll free where available)

+31.880062100

Europe/Middle East/Africa

Specifications

1

600 GB

450 GB

300 GB

150 GB

74 GB

Model number

WD6000HLHX

WD4500HLHX

WD3000HLFS

WD1500HLFS

WD740HLFS

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

SATA 6 Gb/s

SATA 3 Gb/s

SATA 3 Gb/s

SATA 3 Gb/s

Formatted capacity

600,127 MB

450,098 MB

300,069 MB

150,039 MB

74,355 MB

User sectors per drive

1,172,123,568

879,097,968

586,072,368

293,046,768

145,226,112

Native command queuing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SATA latching connector

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Actuator latch/auto park

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Form factor

3.5-inch

3.5-inch

3.5-inch

3.5-inch

3.5-inch

RoHS compliant

2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Performance

Data transfer rate (max)

Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustained)

6 Gb/s
145 MB/s

6 Gb/s
145 MB/s

3 Gb/s
126 MB/s

3 Gb/s
126 MB/s

3 Gb/s
126 MB/s

Cache (MB)

32

32

16

16

16

Rotational speed (RPM)

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

Average drive ready time (sec)

7

7

7

7

7

Reliability/Data Integrity

Load/unload cycles

3

600,000

600,000

600,000

600,000

600,000

Non-recoverable read errors per bits read

<1 in 10

15

 <1 

in 

10

15

 <1 

in 

10

15

 <1 

in 

10

15

 <1 

in 

10

15

 

Limited warranty (years)

4

5

5

5

5

5

Power Management

12VDC (A, max)

1.8

1.8

1.25

1.25

1.25

Average power requirements (W)

Read/Write 
Idle
Standby
Sleep

6.4
4.3
0.7
0.7

6.4
4.3
0.7
0.7

6.0
4.5
0.4
0.4

6.0
4.5
0.4
0.4

6.0
4.5
0.4
0.4

Environmental Specifications

5

Temperature (°C)

Operating
Non-operating

5 to 55
-40 to 70

5 to 55
-40 to 70

5 to 55
-40 to 70

5 to 55
-40 to 70

5 to 55
-40 to 70

Shock (Gs)

Operating (2 ms, read/write)
Operating (2 ms, read)
Non-operating (2 ms)

30
65
300

30
65
300

30
65
300

30
65
300

30
65
300

Average acoustics (dBA)

6

Idle mode
Performance seek mode

27
34

27
34

27
34

27
34

27
34

Physical Dimensions

Height (in./mm, max)

1.028/26.1

1.028/26.1

1.028/26.1

1.028/26.1

1.028/26.1

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%)

1.08/0.49

1.08/0.49

1.08/0.49

1.08/0.49

1.08/0.49

1

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.

2

WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products. The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the 
European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, 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.

3

Controlled unload at ambient condition

4

The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit support.wdc.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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