Western Digital WD AV EIDE 160 GB WD1600AVJB Leaflet

Product codes
WD1600AVJB
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Physical Specifications
80 GB (1 Disk)
160 GB (1 Disk)
250 GB (2 Disk)
320 GB (2 Disk)
500 GB (3 Disk)
SATA model numbers
WD800AVBS
WD800AVJS
WD1600AVBS
WD1600AVJS
WD2500AVBS
WD2500AVJS
WD3200AVBS
WD3200AVJS
WD5000AVJS
EIDE model numbers
WD800AVBB
WD800AVJB
WD1600AVBB
WD1600AVJB
WD2500AVBB
WD2500AVJB
WD3200AVBB
WD3200AVJB
WD5000AVJB
Formatted capacity
 1
80,026 MB
160,041 MB
250,059 MB
320,072 MB
500,107 MB
User sectors per drive
156,301,488
312,581,808
488,397,168
625,142,448
976,773,168
Interface
SATA 300 MB/s
40-pin EIDE
SATA 300 MB/s
40-pin EIDE
SATA 300 MB/s
SATA 300 MB/s
SATA 300 MB/s
Form factor
3.5-inch
3.5-inch
3.5-inch
3.5-inch
3.5-inch
Bytes per sector (STD)
512
512
512
512
512
Dedicated landing zone
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Actuator latch/auto park Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SATA latching connector Yes (SATA models only) Yes (SATA models only) Yes
Yes
Yes
RoHS compliant
 2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Power Requirements (2 Disk Models) 
6
Power Requirements (3 Disk Models) 
6
Environmental Specifications
 7
Shock
Vibration
Operating Ambient Temperature & Humidity
Non-Operating Temperature & Humidity
Acoustics (average)
8
Reliability
Mode
12V (±10%) 5V (±5%)
Power
Read/Write 395 
mA
660 
mA
7.8W
Idle
380 mA
532 mA
7.2W
Standby
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
Sleep
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
Mode
12V (±10%) 5V (±5%)
Power
Read/Write 460 
mA
650 
mA
8.77W
Idle
450 mA
600 mA
8.4W
Standby
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
Sleep
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
Operating (2 ms) 
30G (read/write), 65G (read)
Non-operating (2 ms)
350G
Half sine wave measured in 2 ms duration, measured without isolation.
Operating - Random
0.004 g 
2
/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
                 - Linear
20-300 Hz, 0.75G (0 to peak)
Non-operating - Random 0.05 g 
2
/Hz (10 to 300 Hz)
                 - Linear
20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)
Temperature
0° C to 60° C 
Humidity
5-95% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient
20° C/hour max
Temperature
-40° C to 65° C
Humidity
5-95% RH non-condensing
Thermal Gradient
30° C/hour 
Model
1 Disk
2 Disk
3 Disk
Idle mode
24 dBA  25 dBA  28 dBA 
Quiet seek mode
25 dBA  26 dBA  29 dBA 
MTBF
1,000,000 hours
Warranty
9
3-year limited
Performance Specifications
Data Transfer Rate
Average read seek
15 ms
Physical Dimensions
Power Requirements (1 Disk Models) 
6
Buffer to host - SATA
300 MB/s 
3
Buffer to host - EIDE
100 MB/s (Mode 5 Ultra ATA) 
 4
66.6 MB/s (Mode 4 Ultra ATA) 
 4
33.3 MB/s (Mode 2 Ultra ATA) 
 4
16.6 MB/s (Mode 2 DMA) 
 4
16.6 MB/s (Mode 4 PIO) 
 4
Buffer to disk
972 Mbits/s max 
Track-to-track seek
2.0 ms (average)
Average latency
4.2 ms
Rotational speed
7200 RPM
Read cache
Adaptive
Write cache
Yes
Buffer
2 MB (WDxxxxAVBx)
8 MB (WDxxxxAVJx)
Average drive ready time 6.5 sec (1 disk models)
11.0 sec (2 disk models)
12.5 sec (3 disk models)
Start/stop cycles
5
50,000 min
Error rate
(non-recoverable)
<1 in 10
 15 
 bits read
Height
1.028 in. (25.4 mm) max
Length
5.787 in. (147.0 mm) max
Width
4.0 in. (101.6 mm) ± .01 in.
Weight (1 disk models)
1.07 lb. (0.485 kg) ± 10%
Weight (2 disk models)
1.33 lb. (0.60 kg) ± 10%
Weight (3 disk models)
1.39 lb. (0.63 kg) ± 10%
Mode
12V (±10%) 5V (±5%)
Power
Read/Write 
280 mA
650 mA
6.61W
Idle
270 mA
600 mA
6.24W
Standby
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
Sleep
6 mA
180 mA
0.97W
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One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
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WD hard drive products manufactured and sold worldwide after June 1, 2006, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as 
mandated by the European Union for electrical and electronic products. The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which is effective in the EU beginning 
July 1, 2006, aims to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and consists of restrictions on lead, 
mercury, cadmium, and other substances.
Effective maximum native SATA 300 MB/s transfer rate.
Maximum burst rate running the specified PIO, DMA, or Ultra ATA transfer mode.
Controlled unload at ambient condition.
3.3V SATA power not utilized in this product.
No non-recoverable errors during operating tests or after non-operating tests.
Sound power level.
Three-year limited warranty unless otherwise required by law.
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