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WD Xe
Datacenter Hard Drives
WD Xe SAS hard drives provide up to 900 GB of high
performance storage suitable for both enterprise server and
enterprise storage applications. The ultra-fast 6 Gb/s SAS
interface enables optimum data reliability, availability, and
scalability. In an environment where space and power are
limited, the WD Xe drives are an effective solution for high
performance computing solutions such as power-constrained
data centers, database transaction processing, and rack,
tower, and blade servers.
INTERFACE
SAS 6 Gb/s
MODEL NUMBERS
WD9001BKHG WD4501BKHG
WD6001BKHG WD3001BKHG
Product Benets
Ultra-fast SAS storage
WD Xe delivers 6 Gb/s transfer rates,
sustained sequential data rates up to
204 MB/s, and a fast average read
seek time of 3.6 ms.
Industry’s highest reliability rating
2 million hours MTBF.
Low power consumption
This 2.5-inch SAS drive requires less
than 8 watts to operate.
Applications
WIDTH/HEIGHT
2.5-inch/0.6-inch
Ultra-cool operation
The small form-factor, 70 percent
smaller than 3.5-inch drives, allows
more system airow resulting in lower
cooling costs.
Dual port, full duplex connectivity
Offers higher reliability, performance
and data availability by eliminating
single points of failure, designed
for high-availability mission-critical
enterprise systems.
ROTATIONAL SPEED
10,000 RPM
Rotary Acceleration Feed
Forward (RAFF™)
Optimizes operation and performance
when the drives are used in vibrationprone, multi-drive chassis.
NoTouch™ ramp load technology
The recording head never touches
the disk media ensuring signicantly
less wear to the recording head
and media as well as better drive
protection in transit.
CAPACITIES
300, 450, 600 and 900 GB
Note: Not all products may
be available in all regions of
the world.
Environmentally conscious
In addition to being ROHS compliant,
these drives are built with halogen
reduced components.
5-year limited warranty.
Performance servers – Database, OLTP, high-performance computing
Performance storage – Data centers and NAS arrays
WD Xe
Specications 900 GB 600 GB 450 GB 300 GB
Model number WD9001BKHG WD6001BKHG WD4501BKHG WD3001BKHG
Interface SAS 6 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s
Formatted capacity
User sectors per drive 1,758,174,768 1,172,123,568 879,097,968 586,072,368
SCSI command queuing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Form factor 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch
RoHS compliant
Performance
Data transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustained)
Cache (MB) 32 32 32 32
Rotational speed (RPM) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Average drive ready time (sec) 13 13 13 13
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles
Non-recoverable read errors per bits read
MTBF (hours)
Limited warranty (years)
Power Management
12VDC (A, max) 1.450 1.450 1.450 1.450
Average power requirements (W)
Sequential read
Sequential write
Random read/write
Idle
Environmental Specications
Temperature (°C)
Operating
Non-operating
Shock (Gs)
Operating (2 ms, read/write)
Operating (2 ms, read)
Non-operating (2 ms)
Acoustics (dBA)
Idle
Seek (average)
Physical Dimensions
Height (in./mm, max) 0.59/15 0.59/15 0.59/15 0.59/15
Length (in./mm, max) 3.94/100 3.94/100 3.94/100 3.94/100
Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85
Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 0.51/0.23 0.51/0.23 0.51/0.23 0.51/0.23
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900 GB 600 GB 450 GB 300 GB
Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 Gb/s
204 MB/s
600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000
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6 Gb/s
204 MB/s
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6 Gb/s
204 MB/s
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6 Gb/s
204 MB/s
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2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
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6.4
5.2
5 to 55
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300
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5 to 55
-40 to 70
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300
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5 to 55
-40 to 70
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300
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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 SAS 6 Gb/s transfer rate calculated according to the SAS specication published by the INCITS T10 organization as of the date of this specication sheet.
Visit www.t10.org for details.
2
WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 8, 2011, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
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Controlled unload at ambient condition.
4
100% workload at 50°C on base casting.
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The term of the limited warranty may vary by region. Visit http://support.wd.com/warranty for details.
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No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.
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Sound power level.
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