Western Digital WD Blue User Manual

PRODUCT BRIEF

Product Highlights

• Reliable everyday computing

• Western Digital quality and reliability

• Free Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition
cloning software

• Massive capacity up to 6TB

• Two year limited warranty

INTERFACE

SATA 6 Gb/s

FORM FACTOR

3.5-inch

PERFORMANCE CLASS

5400 RPM Class
7200 RPM Class

CAPACITIES

500GB to 6TB

MODEL NUMBERS

WD60EZAZ
WD40EZAZ
WD40EZRZ
WD30EZAZ
WD30EZRZ
WD20EZBX
WD20EZAZ
WD20EZRZ
WD10EZRZ
WD10EZEX
WD5000AZRZ
WD5000AZLX

WD Blue

™

Western Digital WD Blue

3.5-inch HDD

Western Digital WD Blue™ 3.5-inch PC hard drives deliver solid reliability for
office and web applications, and they are perfect for extra storage for desktop
PC computing.

Tested For Compatibility

We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our F.I.T. Lab to
give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.

Low Power Consumption

State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features help
ensure low power consumption.

NoTouc h™ Ramp Load Technology

Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.

Upgrading Your Drive is Easy

Seamlessly migrate your current system to your new Western Digital drive using Acro­nis® True Image™ WD Edition cloning software, available as a free download on the WD
Support site. This software enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don’t
have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.

Two Year Limited Warranty

As an industry-leading hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital stands behind their PC
storage solutions with a 2-year limited warranty included with every WD Blue hard drive.

THE WESTERN DIGITAL ADVANTAGE

Western Digital puts our products through exten­sive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any
product launch. This testing ensures our products
consistently meet the highest quality and reliability
standards of the Western Digital brand.

Western Digital also has a detailed Knowledge
Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as
helpful software and utilities. Our customer support
lines have longer operational hours to ensure you
get the help you need when you need it. Our toll­free customer support lines are here to help or you
can access our Western Digital Support site for
additional details.

Western Digital WD BlueTM 3.5-inch HDD

PRODUCT BRIEF

Specifications

6TB 4TB 4T B 3TB 3TB 2TB

Model Number

Recording Technology

Formatted capacity

1

9

2

Form factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch

Advanced Format (AF) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

RoHS compliant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Performance

Interface transfer rate (max)

Buffer to host
Host to/from drive (sustaine d)

Cach e (MiB) 256 256 64 256 64 256

RPM 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 7200

Reliability/Data Integrity

Load/unload cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000

Non-recoverable read errors per
bits rea d

Limited warranty (years) 2 2 2 2 2 2

Power Management

Average power requirements (W)

12VDC ±10% (A, peak)
Read/Write
Idle
Standby and Sleep

6

Environmental Specifications

Temperature (°C, on the base casting)

Operating
Non-operating

Sho ck (Gs)

Operating (2 ms, read/write)
Operating (2 ms, read)
Non-operating (2 ms)

Acoustics (dBA)8

Idle
Seek (average)

Physical Dimensions

Height (in./mm, max) 1.028/26.1 1.028 / 26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028 / 26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028 / 26.1

Length (in./mm, max) 5.787/147 5.787 / 147 5.787/147 5.787 / 147 5.787/147 5.787 / 147

Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) 4/101.6 4 / 101.6 4/101.6 4 / 101.6 4/101.6 4 / 101.6

Weight (lb/kg, ± 10%) 1.4 0/0.64 1.26 / 0.57 1 .40/0.64 1.26 / 0.57 1. 40/0 .7 15 0.99 / 0.45

WD60EZAZ WD40EZAZ WD40EZRZ WD30EZAZ WD30EZRZ WD20EZBX

SMR SMR CMR SMR CMR SMR

6TB 4TB 4T B 3TB 3TB 2TB

6 G b/s

18 0 MB /s

14

<1 in 10

1.75

4.8

3.1

0.6

7

0 to 60

-40 to 70

30
65

250

23
27

6 G b/s

18 0 MB /s

<1 in 10

1.75

4.8

3.1

0.4

0 to 60

-40 to 70

30
65

250

23
27

6 G b/s

17 5 M B/s

14

<1 in 10

1.75

4.5

2.9

0.4

0 to 60

-40 to 70

30
65

250

23
27

14

6 G b/s

18 0 MB /s

<1 in 10

1.75

4.8

3.1

0.4

0 to 60

-40 to 70

30
65

250

23
27

6 G b/s

147 MB/s

14

<1 in 10

1.73

4.1

3.0

0.4

0 to 60

-40 to 70

30
65

250

23
27

14

6 G b/s

21 5 M B/s

<1 in 10

0 to 60

-40 to 70

1.75

5.6

3.7

0.4

30
65

350

25
27

14