WD Xe™

Datacenter Hard Drives

WD Xe SAS hard drives provide up to 900 GB of high

performance storage suitable for both enterprise server and

enterprise storage applications. The ultra-fast 6 Gb/s SAS

interface enables optimum data reliability, availability, and

scalability. In an environment where space and power are

limited, the WD Xe drives are an effective solution for high

performance computing solutions such as power-constrained

data centers, database transaction processing, and rack,

tower, and blade servers.

INTERFACE
SAS 6 Gb/s
WIDTH/HEIGHT
2.5-inch/0.6-inch
ROTATIONAL SPEED
10,000 RPM
CAPACITIES
300, 450, 600 and 900 GB
MODEL NUMBERS
WD9001BKHG WD4501BKHG
WD6001BKHG WD3001BKHG
Note: Not all products may
be available in all regions of
the world.

Product Benets

Ultra-fast SAS storage
WD Xe delivers 6 Gb/s transfer rates,
sustained sequential data rates up to
204 MB/s, and a fast average read
seek time of 3.6 ms.
Industry’s highest reliability rating
2 million hours MTBF.
Low power consumption
This 2.5-inch SAS drive requires less
than 8 watts to operate.
Ultra-cool operation
The small form-factor, 70 percent
smaller than 3.5-inch drives, allows
more system airow resulting in lower
cooling costs.
Dual port, full duplex connectivity
Offers higher reliability, performance
and data availability by eliminating
single points of failure, designed
for high-availability mission-critical
enterprise systems.
Rotary Acceleration Feed
Forward (RAFF™)
Optimizes operation and performance
when the drives are used in vibration-
prone, multi-drive chassis.
NoTouch™ ramp load technology
The recording head never touches
the disk media ensuring signicantly
less wear to the recording head
and media as well as better drive
protection in transit.
Environmentally conscious
In addition to being ROHS compliant,
these drives are built with halogen
reduced components.
5-year limited warranty.

Applications

Performance servers – Database, OLTP, high-performance computing
Performance storage – Data centers and NAS arrays