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WD Red: NAS Hard Drive

WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.



NAS compatibility


WD eliminates the confusion. WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1 to 5 drive bays. The drives are designed and extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small business NAS.



Enhanced reliability


With a 35% MTBF improvement over standard desktop drives, the WD Red drive is designed and manufactured to be a more reliable
and robust solution.



The secret is in the technologyNASware


Advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive, enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance
for systems operating in NAS and RAID environments.



Energy efficient


Innovative technology reduces power consumption and lowers the operating temperature, resulting in a more reliable and affordable solution for always on 24x7 NAS environments.



3D Active balance Plus


Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance
over time.



Premium Support


Exclusively for WD Red drive customers, free dedicated 24x7 support line.Interface
SATA 6 Gb/sFormatted Capacity
3,000,592 MBUser Sector per Drive
5,860,533,168Advanced Format (AF)
YesSATA Latching Connector
YesForm Factor
3.5 inchRoHS Compliant
YesPerformance
Data Transfer Rate:
-Buffer to Host (Max): 6Gb/s
-Host to/from Drive (Typical): 145Mb/s
Cache (MB): 64
Rotational Speed (RPM): IntelliPowerReliability Data Integrity
Load/Unload Cycles: 600,000
Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read: <1 in 10
MTBF (Hours): 1,000,000Power Management
12VDC (A, Peak): 1.73
Average Power Requirements (W):
-Read/Write: 4.4
Idle: 4.1
Standby: 0.6
Sleep: 0.6Environmental Specifications
Temperature (C on the Base Casting):
-Operating: 0 to 70
-Non-Operating: -40 to 70
Shock (GS):
-Operating (2ms Read/Write): 30
-Operating (2ms Read): 65
-Non-Operating (1ms): 350
Average Acoustics:
-Idle Mode: 23
-Seek Mode: 24Item Dimension (L"xW"xH")
5.79 x 4 x 1.03

Weight
1.61 lb

Warranty Information
3 Years

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