Desktop
Hard Drives
Physical Specifications
Performance Specifications
150 GB
Formatted capacity
1
150,039 MB
User sectors per drive
293,046,768
WD model number
WD1500AHFD
SATA latching connector
Yes
Bytes per sector (STD)
512
Form factor
3.5-inch
Interface
SATA 1.5 Gb/s
RoHS compliant
2
Yes
Average latency
2.99 ms
Buffer
16 MB
Cache
Read
Adaptive
Write
Yes
Data transfer rate (buffer to host) 1.5 Gb/s (maximum)
3
Drive ready time
7.0 sec (average), 10 sec (maximum)
Error rate (non-recoverable)
<1 in 10
15
bits read
LBA support
Yes
Rotational speed
10,000 RPM
Seek time
Read
4.6 ms (average)
Write
5.2 ms (average)
Track-to-track seek time
Read
0.3 ms (average), 0.6 (maximum)
Write
0.4 ms (average), 0.75 (maximum)
Start/stop cycles
20,000 minimum
5-year
For service and literature:
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North America
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+31.20.4467651 EMEA
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WD Raptor X
SATA Hard Drives
1
One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
2
WD products manufactured and sold worldwide after August 1, 2005, 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
Maximum burst rate running the specified SATA transfer mode.
4
Standard five-year limited warranty, unless otherwise required by law. For extended warranty information,
visit our Web site at support.wdc.com.
