Product Specications

WD AV-GP

Power-saving Hard Drives

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As 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. As 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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SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 6 Gb/s (CX and RX models)
3.5-inch 8 MB (VS models)
16 MB (CX models)
32 MB (DS models)
64 MB (RS and RX models)
3 years
moDeLS cAPAcItIeS
WD1600AVVS
WD2500AVVS
WD3200AVVS
WD5000AVDS
WD7500AVDS
WD7500AURS
WD10EURX
WD10EUCX
WD10EVDS
WD10EURS
WD15EURS
WD20EURS
WD25EURS
WD30EURS
160 GB
250 GB
320 GB
500 GB
750 GB
1 TB
1.5 TB
2 TB
2.5 TB
3 TB

Product features

Industry leading capacity
WD AV-GP SATA drives now offer
unrivalled storage capacity up to 3 TBs
– perfect for today’s storage intensive
applications.
24x7 reliability
These drives are designed to last in
high temperature always-on, streaming
digital audio/video environments
such as PVR/DVR, IPTV, and video
surveillance systems.
compatible
Tested for compatibility in a broad
range of AV products including set top
boxes, DVR/PVR, and mainstream
video surveillance systems. For drives
with greater than 2.19 TB capacity,
compatibility is selective to PVRs
and surveillance systems that are
compatible with hard drives exceeding
2.19 TB. For more information on large
capacity drive compatibility, go to
http://avlargecapacitydrives.com
1 million hours mtBf
Best-in-class reliability for mainstream
3.5-inch form-factor AV storage.*
reduced power consumption
WD AV-GP drives consume less power
by up to 40 percent compared to 7200
RPM hard drives. Lower power means
less heat and greater reliability.
Quiet
Noise levels have been minimized to
less than one sone** – virtually below
the threshold of human hearing.
SilkStream™
Optimized for smooth, continuous
digital video playback of up to twelve
simultaneous HD streams. SilkStream
is compatible with the ATA streaming
command set so CE customers can
use standard streaming management
and error recovery options.
IntelliSeek™
Calculates optimum seek speeds to
lower power consumption, noise,
and vibration.
IntelliPark™
Delivers lower power consumption
by automatically unloading the heads
during idle to reduce aerodynamic drag.
Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL)
The drive arm frequently sweeps across
the disk to reduce uneven wear on the
drive surface common to audio/video
streaming applications.
Advanced format (Af)
Technology being adopted by WD and
other drive manufacturers as one of
multiple ways to continue growing hard
drive capacities. AF is a more efcient
media format that enables increased
areal densities. (RS, RX and CX models)
*Based upon dual tuner system operating in typical 30°C air ambient environment.
**A sone is a subjective unit of loudness as perceived by a person with normal hearing.