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Hard Disk Model
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WDC WD5000LPLX
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Disk Family
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Scorpio Black
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Form Factor
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2.5"
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Capacity
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500 GB (500 x 1 000 000 000 bytes)
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Number Of Disks
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2
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Number Of Heads
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4
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Rotational Speed
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7200 RPM
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Rotation Time
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8.33 ms
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Average Rotational Latency
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4.17 ms
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Disk Interface
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Serial-ATA/300
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Buffer-Host Max. Rate
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300 MB/seconds
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Buffer Size
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16384 KB
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Drive Ready Time (typical)
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3.2 seconds
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Width
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69.85 mm (2.72 inch)
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Depth
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100.2 mm (3.94 inch)
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Height
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9.5 mm (0.35 inch)
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Weight
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115 grams (0.25 pounds)
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Acoustic (Idle)
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2.8 Bel
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Acoustic (Min performance and volume)
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2.8 Bel
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Acoustic (Max performance and volume)
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2.8 Bel
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Required Power For Spinup
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1150 mA
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Power Required (Seek)
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1.75 W
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Power Required (Idle)
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0.80 W
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Power Required (Standby)
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0.20 W
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Manufacturer
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Western Digital Corporation
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NOTICE TO BUYERS:
All hard drives and SSD's come unpartitioned and unformatted. Please follow the format procedure.
If you use it as primary disk and are installing Windows on it it will get formatted automatically as part of installation procedure.
If you use it as a secondary disk on a computer or a laptop which already has Windows or via external USB device you will have to connect the new hard drive to an available m.2 port inside your computer (not via USB) and then go to
control panel - administrative tools - computer management - storage - disk management. Inside disk management section the new hard drive will come up as blank. You will need to right mouse click on it and choose to create a new drive letter and tick quick format box. After done the disk will be visible and accessible by Windows or can be used via external USB device
