WD AV-GP
Ultra Cool + Low power requirement
Power-saving Hard Drives
- 24x7 Reliability
- Cool Running
- Whisper Quiet
Ideal for set top boxes, media servers, media centres, and mainstream surveillance systems.
GreenPower for AV: Cool. Quiet. Reliable.
- Long-Term Reliability – These drives are designed to last in high temperature, always-on, streaming digital audio/video environments.
- Reduced Power Consumption – WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to competitors’ drives with the combination of WD’s IntelliSeek™, IntelliPark™, and IntelliPower™ technologies.
- Quiet – Noise levels have been optimized to less than one sone* – virtually below the threshold of human hearing.
Power-conserving WD AV-GP SATA hard drives take advantage of WD’s GreenPower™ technology to meet the extreme requirements of demanding audio and video environments. With power reduction of up to 40%, they deliver cool and quiet operation and reliability perfect for audio video applications such as PVRs, DVRs, set-top boxes (STBs) as well as surveillance video recording.
Technology Features
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.
IntelliPower – A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate, and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.
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.
*A sone is a subjective unit of loudness as perceived by a person with normal hearing.
Physical Specifications
| 500 GB (2-disk) | 750 GB (3-disk) | 1 TB (4-disk) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model numbers | WD5000AVVS | WD7500AVCS | WD10EVCS |
| Formatted capacity | 500,107 MB | 750,156 MB | 1,000,204 MB |
| User sectors per drive | 976,773,168 | 1,465,149,168 | 1,953,525,168 |
| Interface | SATA 3 Gb/s | SATA 3 Gb/s | SATA 3 Gb/s |
| Form factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
| Bytes per sector (STD) | 512 | 512 | 512 |
| Actuator latch/auto park | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SATA latching connector | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RoHS compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Did You Know?
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