Western Digital Caviar® WD400BB 40 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar® WD400BB 40 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

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  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
  • Capacity: 40 GB
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Interface: IDE/EIDE
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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Western Digital Caviar® WD400BB 40 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

Western Digital - the leader for high quality hard drives, introduces the Caviar - a high performance hard disk drive. This series uses Western Digital's proven technology and quality manufacturing to deliver outstanding performance and reliability. Western Digital hard drives are specifically designed and tested for flawless operation in your equipment. Its large capacity and high speed make it the perfect choice for demanding applications. The Caviar offers superior quality and reliability at an affordable price.

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  • Easy to Use (2)
  • Quiet (2)
  • Reliable Performance (2)
  • Simple Setup (2)
  • Fast (1)
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  • Overheats (1)
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Quiet and reasonably fast

bysasa_sur Nov 17, 2004
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Pros Quiet, good performance, easy to use.
Cons Gets a little hot, jumper settings.
Recommended it? Yes

I was searching for the easiest and cheapest way to be able to transfer large amount of data (about 25 to 35 Gb) back and fourth between two computers. I realized it was going to be easiest to get a hard drive. I found that a WD 400BB drive is being offered for $50 at my local store so I decided to... Read full review »

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Put your life... Someplace else.

bypowercntrl Dec 24, 2001
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Competitively priced, easy to install, readily available at many electronics retailers.
Cons Unreliable.
Recommended it? No

You may think I have a personal vendetta against Western Digital; however, I do not. I own several of their drives, including a 20GB 7200 RPM drive that I have run nonstop in my Linux server for over a year since I bought it. I always recommended Western Digital and aside from an abused (used as a... Read full review »

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Fast, Stable, a little loud.

byxaminmo Nov 1, 2004
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Pros Fast, reliable.
Cons 7200rpm = warm and noisy.
Recommended it? Yes

I acquired a used WD400BB from a friend. I hooked it up through an external USB-to-ATA interface. ext2fs long format with pattern testing as well as NTFS long format both worked without a single error.

I know that 7200RPM drives generally run hot and when sealed inside a normal PC without... Read full review »

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The Western Digital WD400BB is a legacy hard drive from the WD Caviar internal hard drive series. This Western Digital hard drive has a 40GB capacity and uses EIDE for interfacing with the computer. The 3.5 form factor lets this Western Digital legacy hard drive occupy older as well as new chassis models. An actuator latch and dedicated landing site on the Western Digital WD400BB improves the life of the drive. This Western Digital legacy hard drive features embedded Data Lifeguard Tools software which provides shock protection, error detection and repair and manages installations and diagnostics. This Western Digital hard drive has a spindle speed of 7200 rpm and 2MB buffer for improved access speeds.

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN WD400BB

Key Features

HDD Form Factor 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 40 GB
Designation Desktop Computer
Interface IDE/EIDE
Enclosure Internal
Spindle Speed 7200 RPM

Technical Features

External Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps
Seek Time 8.9 ms
MTBF 500000 Hours
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate 400 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 38 dB
Interface (Detailed) DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Buffer Size 2 MB

Other Features

Platform PC
Brand Western Digital
Package Qty. 1

Dimensions

Height 1.02 in.
Depth 5.75 in.
Width 4.02 in.
Weight 1.54 lb.

Warranty

Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous

Product ID 20128208
UPC 718037103648
Release Date January, 2001

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