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WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360Description and Features
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1.1. General Description
ESCRIPTION AND FEATURES
Designed to set a new direction in mass storage solutions, the WD Enterprise™ lowprofile 3.5-inch hard drives are the first in a family of 7200 RPM products. The
outstanding performance, capacity, and reliability of these mass storage solutions make
them the most competitive price/performance choice for workstations, servers, and
multi-user systems.
The WDE2170 and WDE4360 drives feature formatted capacities of 2.1 and 4.3
gigabytes with media data transfer rates up to 140 Mbits per second. These drives are
SCSI-3 SPI compliant and support Ultra Fast and Ultra Fast Wide host transfer rates of
up to 40 MB/s. Advanced read/write caching, command queuing, command reordering
(seek and rotational), Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) and
SCSI Configure Automatically (SCAM) are standard features on the Western Digital
Enterprise hard drives.
Western Digital hard drives are designed and manufactured to the highest standards of
quality and reliability. WD Enterprise drives incorporate the mechanical platform design
and proven recording technologies of Western Digital’s award-winning Caviar drives.
This quality design means the WD Enterprise drives have fewer disks and heads which
translates into many performance and reliability advantages. The WDE2170 and
WDE4360 drives deliver the performance, capacity, and reliability demanded by all high
performance enterprise systems.
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1.2. Advanced Features
Product Features
Formatted Capacities of 2.17 GB and 4.36 GB
Low-profile 1-Inch (25.4 mm) in Height
7200 RPM Spindle Speed
SCSI-3 SPI Compliant; Ultra Fast/Ultra Fast Wide with SCA-2 interface supported
512 kilobytes Programmable Multi-segmented Data Buffer (1 MB option)
Zoned Recording
Headerless Format
SCAM Plug-N-Play Compliant
Single-ended or Differential SCSI Drivers/Receivers (optional)
Active Termination (available on 50- and 68-pin single-ended drives)
Downloadable Firmware (both interface and servo code)
Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
Direct Hot-Plug Capability in SCA-2 Configuration
Hardware ECC On-The-Fly Error Correction
CRC Data Buffer Protection
Sector Slipping Defect Management
Self Diagnostics on Power Up
1,000,000 Hour MTBF Projected
These advanced product features are further defined in section 3. In certain cases we
refer you to other documents for additional detail. To obtain a document, contact your
local Western Digital sales office, authorized Western Digital reseller, or access the
Western Digital web page at
www.wdc.com
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WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360Description and Features
1.3. Options
Upon request, the following options are incorporated at the time of production.
Data Buffer of 1 Megabyte
The standard data buffer size is 512 kilobytes. You may order a 1 megabyte option.
For more details, refer to the interface matrix table in Appendix A.
Single-unit Shipping Pack Kit
The drive is shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against
damage during transit. Units shipped individually require additional protection as
provided by the single-unit shipping pack. Contact your local Western Digital sales
office for ordering information.
Differential SCSI
The WD Enterprise drive provides, as an option, differential SCSI drivers/receivers
on the 68-pin interface configuration. For more details, refer to the interface matrix
table in Appendix A.
Termination Power
50-pin and 68-pin drives have the ability to supply termination power to the SCSI
bus. This option can be enabled by setting the corresponding jumper on the option
block.
User can access the entire 512 KB or 1 MB data buffer.
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Must not exceed defined environmental specification.
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Note: This table represents typical values under nominal conditions.
8 ms
9.5 ms
1 ms
2.5 ms
81-140 Mbits/s
40 MB/s max.
512 KB
1 MB optional
20,000
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WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360Specifications
2.2. Physical Specifications
Table 2-2. WDE2170/4360 Physical Specifications
Physical SpecificationsWDE2170WDE4360
Formatted Capacity
Interface(s)Ultra Fast
Actuator TypeRotary Voice CoilRotary Voice Coil
Media TypeThin FilmThin Film
Head TypeThin Film InductiveThin Film Inductive
Servo TypeEmbeddedEmbedded
Number of Disks24
Number of Data Surfaces48
Number of Heads48
Bytes per Sector
Tracks per Inch61506150
Bits per Inch (000)125 (ID)125 (ID)
Areal Density769 Mb/in
Total Cylinders59565956
Zones per Surface2020
User Sectors per Drive (512 byte)225 (OD), 133 (ID)225 (OD), 133 (ID)
Recording Method0,4,4 RLL
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ECC
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Western Digital defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as
1,000,000,000 bytes.
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Differential option available on 68-pin models.
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The standard is 512 byte sectors. Optionally, we will support 512-528 bytes per sector
in even byte increments. Capacity will change depending on sector size chosen.
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Run Length Limited
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ECC has 144-bit span in hardware for correction on-the-fly.