WD AV-GP, WD5000AVVS, WD7500AVCS Specifications

• Long-Term Reliability – These drives are designed to last in high

temperature, always-on, streaming digital audio/video environments.

• Reduced Power Consumption – WD has reduced power

consumption by up to 40 percent compared to competitors’ drives
with the combination of WD’s IntelliSeek

™

, IntelliPark™, and

IntelliPower

™

technologies.

• Quiet – Noise levels have been optimized to less than one sone* – virtually

below the threshold of human hearing.

Power-conserving WD AV-GP SATA hard drives take advantage of WD’s
GreenPower

™

technology to meet the extreme requirements of demanding
audio and video environments. With power reduction of up to 40%, they
deliver cool and quiet operation and reliability perfect for audio video
applications such as PVRs, DVRs, set-top boxes (STBs) as well as
surveillance video recording.

WD AV-GP

Power-saving Hard Drives

24x7 Reliability

Cool Running

Whisper Quiet

GreenPower for AV:
Cool. Quiet. Reliable.

CE Hard Drives

Ideal for set top boxes, media
servers, media centers, and
mainstream surveillance systems.

*A sone is a subjective unit of loudness as perceived by a person with normal hearing.

CE Hard Drives

Technology Features

SilkStream™– Optimized for smooth, continuous digital video playback of up to

twelve simultaneous HD streams. SilkStream is compatible with the ATA streaming
command set so CE customers can use standard streaming management and error
recovery options.

IntelliSeek – Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise,
and vibration.

IntelliPower – A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate, and caching algorithms
designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.

IntelliPark – Delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading the heads
during idle to reduce aerodynamic drag.

Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL) – The drive arm frequently sweeps across the disk to
reduce uneven wear on the drive surface common to audio video streaming applications.

WD AV-GP Power-saving Hard Drives

CE Hard Drives

Physical Specifications

500 GB (2-disk) 750 GB (3-disk) 1 TB (4-disk)

Model numbers WD5000AVVS WD7500AVCS WD10EVCS
Formatted capacity

1

500,107 MB 750,156 MB 1,000,204 MB
User sectors per drive 976,773,168 1,465,149,168 1,953,525,168
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s SATA 3 Gb/s
Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch
Bytes per sector (STD) 512 512 512
Actuator latch/auto park Yes Yes Yes
SATA latching connector Ye s Ye s Ye s
RoHS compliant

2

Yes Yes Yes

Performance Specifications

Data Transfer Rate

Physical Dimensions

Power Requirements (2-disk Models)

5

Power Requirements (3- and 4-disk Models)

5

Mode 12V (±10%) 5V (±5%) Power
Read/Write 340 mA 675 mA 7.4W
Idle 254 mA 195 mA 4W
Standby 6 mA 180 mA 0.97W
Sleep 6 mA 180 mA 0.97W

Mode 12V (±10%) 5V (±5%) Power
Read/Write 220 mA 700 mA 6W
Idle 180 mA 220 mA 3.3W
Standby 6 mA 180 mA 0.97W
Sleep 6 mA 180 mA 0.97W

Height 1.028 in (25.4 mm) max
Length 5.787 in (147.0 mm) max
Width 4.0 in (101.6 mm) ± .01 in
Weight (2-disk models) 1.39 lb (0.63 kg) ± 10%
Weight (3-disk models) 1.52 lb (0.69 kg) ± 10%

Weight (4-disk models) 1.61 lb (0.73 kg) ± 10%

Rotational speed IntelliPower
Read cache Adaptive
Write cache Yes
Buffer 16 MB (WD7500AVCS, WD10EVCS)

8 MB (WD5000AVVS)
Average drive ready time 11.0 sec (2-disk models)

17.0 sec (3- and 4-disk models)

Load/unload cycles

4

300,000
Error rate
(non-recoverable)

<1 in 1015bits read

Buffer to host 3 Gb/s

3

Buffer to disk 1160 Mbits/s max

Environmental Specifications

6

Shock

Vibration

Operating Ambient Temperature & Humidity

Non-Operating Temperature & Humidity

Acoustics (average)

7

Reliability

MTBF 1,000,000 hours
Limited warranty

8

3 years

Idle mode 24 dBA
Quiet seek mode 25 dBA

Temperature

-40° C to 65° C
Humidity 5-95% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient

30° C/hour

Temperature

0° C to 60° C
Humidity 5-95% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient

20° C/hour max

Operating-Random

-Random

0.004 g 2/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)

-Linear

20-300 Hz, 0.75G (0 to peak)
Non-operating

-Random

0.05 g 2/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)

-Linear

20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)

Operating (2 ms) 30G (read/write), 65G (read)
Non-operating (2 ms) 300G (2-disk models)

250G (3- and 4-disk models)

Half sine wave measured in 2 ms duration, measured without
isolation.

1

One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

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

Effective maximum native SATA 3 Gb/s transfer rate.

4

Controlled unload at ambient condition.

5

3.3V SATA power not utilized in this product.

6

No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.

7

Sound power level.

8

Three-year limited warranty unless otherwise required by law.

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www.westerndigital.com

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are registered trademarks; and
GreenPower, SilkStream, IntelliSeek,
IntelliPark, and IntelliPower are trademarks
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subject to change without notice.

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