Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB WD20EZRX User Manual
Product codes
WD20EZRX
WD Green
™
Desktop Hard Drives
WD Green hard drives are designed for use in systems that
require cool and quiet operation, as secondary drives in PCs,
for external enclosures and other applications for which
low noise and low heat are beneficial. These earth-friendly
hard drives are ideal for use whenever energy efficiency is
needed.
INTERFACE
SATA 6 Gb/s
SATA 6 Gb/s
WIDTH/HEIGHT
3.5-inch/1-inch
3.5-inch/1-inch
ROTATIONAL SPEED
IntelliPower™
IntelliPower™
CAPACITIES
500 GB to 3 TB
500 GB to 3 TB
MODEL NUMBERS
WD30EZRX
WD30EZRX
WD15EZRX
WD20EARX
WD10EZRX
WD20EZRX
WD10EARX
WD15EARX
WD5000AZRX
Note: Not all products may be
available in all regions of the world.
available in all regions of the world.
WD’s commitment to sustainability – WD's green initiative goes beyond the
product level, focusing on recycling and improving the cleanliness of the air,
water and land.
product level, focusing on recycling and improving the cleanliness of the air,
water and land.
Leading the way to green hard
drives – WD led the industry in
creating a new category of hard
drives that use less power and helps
to reduce the world's energy
demands one computer user at a
time. With over 100 million
WD Green drives sold* customers
using WD Green drives have saved
the planet over 466 million kwh of
power – nearly equaling the annual
power production of a single coal
power plant!
drives – WD led the industry in
creating a new category of hard
drives that use less power and helps
to reduce the world's energy
demands one computer user at a
time. With over 100 million
WD Green drives sold* customers
using WD Green drives have saved
the planet over 466 million kwh of
power – nearly equaling the annual
power production of a single coal
power plant!
*Data reflects approximate drives sold as of June 2012.
Conflict-free materials – As a
leader in hard drive manufacturing,
WD proudly guarantees our hard
drives are built with 100% conflict-
free raw materials.
leader in hard drive manufacturing,
WD proudly guarantees our hard
drives are built with 100% conflict-
free raw materials.
Halogen free – In addition to being
RoHS compliant, all WD Green
drives are lead and halogen free,
resulting in less pollutants getting
into our environment.
RoHS compliant, all WD Green
drives are lead and halogen free,
resulting in less pollutants getting
into our environment.
Reduced rare earths
dependency – WD’s next-
generation WD Green hard drives
are built using less rare earth
minerals.
dependency – WD’s next-
generation WD Green hard drives
are built using less rare earth
minerals.
Product Features
Reduced power consumption
Best-in-class power management
technology delivers significant power
savings and solid performance.
Best-in-class power management
technology delivers significant power
savings and solid performance.
Cool and quiet
WD GreenPower Technology
WD GreenPower Technology
™
yields
lower operating temperatures for
increased reliability and low acoustics
perfect for ultra-quiet PCs and external
drives.
increased reliability and low acoustics
perfect for ultra-quiet PCs and external
drives.
NoTouch
™
Ramp Load technology
The recording head never touches the
disk mediaensuring significantly less
wear to the recording head and media
as well as better drive protection in
transit.
disk mediaensuring significantly less
wear to the recording head and media
as well as better drive protection in
transit.
IntelliSeek
™
Calculates optimum seek speeds to
lower power consumption, noise and
vibration.
lower power consumption, noise and
vibration.
Tested for compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds of
systems and a multitude of platforms in
our FIT Lab™ to give our customers
confidence that our drives will work in
their systems.
We perform tests on hundreds of
systems and a multitude of platforms in
our FIT Lab™ to give our customers
confidence that our drives will work in
their systems.
Applications
WD Green hard drives are tested and recommended for use as secondary storage in PCs, external enclosures and applications that require cool and
quiet operation. Desktop drives are not recommended for use in RAID environments. Please consider using WD Red™ hard drives for home and small office 1-5 bay
NAS systems and WD enterprise hard drives for rackmount and NAS systems with more than 5 bays.*
quiet operation. Desktop drives are not recommended for use in RAID environments. Please consider using WD Red™ hard drives for home and small office 1-5 bay
NAS systems and WD enterprise hard drives for rackmount and NAS systems with more than 5 bays.*
* WD hard drives are designed and tested for use in specific applications and environments. This ensures that your hard drive is compatible with and functions properly in your application. Our
hard drives are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship in the system for which they were designed. Use in systems other than for what the hard drive was designed could
result in compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or workmanship defects. For best results, be sure to select the appropriate product for your application
by consulting our product spec sheets on our website at www.wd.com or by calling our customer support line where we would be happy to help you through the selection process.
result in compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or workmanship defects. For best results, be sure to select the appropriate product for your application
by consulting our product spec sheets on our website at www.wd.com or by calling our customer support line where we would be happy to help you through the selection process.
The WD Advantage
WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T) prior to any product launch. This testing ensures our products consistently meet the
highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as helpful software and
utilities. Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it. Our toll-free customer support lines are here
to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details.
highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as helpful software and
utilities. Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it. Our toll-free customer support lines are here
to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details.