Western Digital WD6401AALS, WD7501AALS, WD1001FALS, WD5001AALS User Manual
WD Caviar® Black
SATA Hard Drives
Maximum Performance
Ultra-cool and Quiet
Massive 1 TB Capacity
™
WD Caviar Black
Maximum Performance
for Power Computing.
WD Caviar Black 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 we back it all up with a 5-year limited warranty.
Ideal for anyone who wants
high performance, high
capacity storage with all the
latest features.
Maximum performance – With 7200 RPM spin speed,
•
32 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual
processor these drives deliver lightning-fast performance.
Ultra cool and quiet – Technologically advanced acoustics
•
minimize noise and cool drive operation and enhanced reliability
features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.
Massive capacity – Available with up to 1 TB of storage,
•
these drives are ideal for power computing applications
such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out
gaming computers.
“...the fastest 7,200 RPM drive on the market...”
– The Tech Report (August 2008)
“Want excellent performance and a terabyte of
capacity? Then get a Caviar Black.”
– Extremetech.com (August 2008)
WD Caviar Black SATA Hard Drives
WD Caviar® Black
™
Maximum performance for
power computing.
WD Caviar® Blue
™
Performance and reliability
for everyday computing.
WD Caviar® Green
™
Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.
WD Caviar Black
The fastest 7200 RPM hard drives on the planet!
Bench 5.0 (Windows XP Summary 2 Drives)
MB/
8,500
8,000
7,500
7,
000
6,500
6,000
5,500
5,000
S
PC
Competitor
1 TB SATA
A
Competitor
1 TB SATA
B
Competitor C
1 TB SATA
Caviar Bla
WD
1 TB SATA
PC VANTAGE (Windows XP Summary 2 Drives, NCQ off)
MB/S
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
ck
0
Competitor A
1 TB SATA
Competitor B
1 TB SATA
Competitor C
1 TB SATA
WD Caviar Black
1 TB SATA
Featuring WD’s Exclusive Intelligent Drive Technology
High Performance Electronics Architecture
Dual processor – Twice the processing power to maximize performance.
•
32 MB 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.
Key Specifications
Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s
Form Factor: 3.5-inch
Spin Speed: 7200 RPM
Cache: 32 MB
Limited Warranty: 5-year
Capacities
500 GB, 640 GB, 750 GB, 1 TB
Models
WD5001AALS, WD6401AALS,
WD7501AALS, WD1001FALS
NoTouch™ ramp load technology – The recording head never touches
•
the disk media ensuring better drive protection in transit as well as
significantly less wear to the recording head and media.
WD Caviar Black is part of WD’s complete lineup of desktop hard drives.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, Put Your Life On It and WD Caviar are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; Black, Blue, Green, the FIT
Lab logo, IntelliSeek, NoTouch, and StableTrac are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other
companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual product. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications
subject to change without notice.
© 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 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.
2178-701097-A02 September 2008
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