The Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive is top-of-the-line 7200 RPM high-capacity drive for your PC. These 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 sustained data throughput.
High Performance Electronics ArchitectureEquipped with dual processor, colossal cache and SATA 3Gbps interface, the WD Caviar Black internal hard drives provides top-of-the-line performance with ultra fast read / write speed.
WD Data Lifeguard TechnologyExclusive Data Lifeguard data protection features include shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
WD ShockGuard TechnologyShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Learn more about the Western Digital WD1501FASS
Model
Brand
Western Digital
Series
Black
Model
WD1501FASS
Packaging
Bare Drive
Performance
Interface
SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity
1.5TB
RPM
7200 RPM
Cache
64MB
Features
Features
High Performance Electronics Architecture Dual processor - Twice the processing power to maximize performance. 64MB 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 significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. Compatible - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems
Ideal For Power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers.
How this WD hard drive protects your data - Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive. - Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools) - ShockGuard instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Usage
For Daily Computing
Dimensions
Form Factor
3.5"
Additional Information
Date First Available
May 24, 2010
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