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  Specifications for the WD 2.5 inch Scorpio EIDE hard drives (model WDxxxxUE, WDxxxxVE, WDxxxxBEAE, WDxxxxBEVE)
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Specifications for the following WD 2.5 inch Scorpio EIDE hard drives.

  • 2 MB buffer: WD400UE, WD600UE, WD800UE, WD1000UE, WD1200UE, WD400BEAE, WD600BEAE, WD800BEAE, WD1000BEAE, WD1200BEAE, WD1600BEAE
  • 8 MB buffer: WD400VE, WD600VE, WD800VE, WD1000VE, WD1200VE, WD400BEVE, WD600BEVE, WD800BEVE, WD1000BEVE, WD1200BEVE, WD1600BEVE, WD2500BEVE, WD3200BEVE

Scorpio Blue EIDE


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Note: If you need more help, please see Answer ID 3578: Most Common Issues and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) .


Drive Specifications
  40 GB 60 GB 80 GB 100 GB
Formatted capacity1 40,020 MB 60,022 MB 80,026 MB 100,030 MB
User sectors per drive 78,140,160 117,210,240 156,301,488 195,371,568
Interface 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE
Form factor 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch

  120 GB 160 GB 250 GB 320 GB
Formatted capacity1 120,034 MB 160,041 MB 250,059 MB 320,072 MB
User sectors per drive 234,441,648 312,581,808 448,397,168 625,142,448
Interface 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE 44-pin EIDE
Form factor 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch 2.5-inch

Performance Specifications
Data transfer rate2 - buffer to host
(maximum burst rate)
100 MB/s (Ultra ATA Mode 5)
Average read seek 12.0 ms (average)
Track-to-track seek 2.0 ms (average)
Average latency 5.5 ms
Rotational speed 5400 RPM
Read cache Adaptive
Write cache Yes
Buffer 2 MB (WD400UE/BEAE, WD600UE/BEAE, WD800UE/BEAE,
WD1000UE/BEAE, WD1200UE/BEAE, WD1600BEAE)
  8 MB (WD400VE/BEVE, WD600VE/BEVE, WD800VE/BEVE,
WD1000VE/BEVE, WD1200VE/BEVE, WD1600BEVE, WD2500BEVE)
Drive ready time 4.5 sec. (average)
Load/unload cycles at ambient condition 600,000
Master/Slave support Yes
Error rate (non-recoverable) <1 in 1014 bits read
Warranty Warranty Length

Click on image to enlarge. (Taken from Scorpio Technical Reference Manual below.)
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Please see Answer ID 469: Mounting hole and screw information for 3.5in. Eide, 3.5in. SATA, and 2.5in. Scorpio hard drives.


Physical Dimensions
Height 0.374 in. (9.5 mm) ± 0.008 in.
Length 3.94 in. (100.2 mm) ± 0.010 in.
Width 2.75 in. (69.85 mm) ± 0.25 in.
Weight (typical) 1-platter 0.25 lb. (0.112 kg)
Weight (typical) 2-platter 0.26 lb. (0.117 kg)

Power Requirements

Mode 5V (±5%) Power
Spinup 940 mA 4.7 W
Read/Write 500 mA 2.5 W
Idle - Performance (mode 1) 370 mA 1.8 W
Idle - Performance (mode 2) 195 mA .975 W
Low Power - Performance (mode 3) 170 mA 0.85 W
Standby 32 mA 0.160 W
Sleep 15 mA 0.075 W

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature & Humidity
Temperature 5° C to 60° C
Humidity 8-90% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient 20° C/hour max

Non-Operating Temperature & Humidity
Temperature -40° C to 65° C
Humidtity 5-95% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient 30° C/hour

Shock
Operating (2ms) 250G
Non-operating (2ms) 900G
Half sine wave measured in 2 ms duration, measured without isolation.

Vibration
Operating - Random 10-500 Hz, 0.0009 g2/Hz
  - Linear 5-500 Hz, 1.0g (0 to peak), 0.5 octaves/min.
Non-Operating - Random 10-500 Hz, 0.0185 g2 /Hz (0 to peak)
  - Linear 5-500 Hz, 2.0g (0 to peak), 0.5 octaves/min.

Atmospheric Pressure
Operating -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet (-305M to 3,050M)
Non-Operating -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet (-305M to 12,200M)

Acoustics (average)
  1-platter 2-platter
Idle mode 22 dBA 24 dBA
Seek mode 24 dBA 26 dBA


1As 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.
2As 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.


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