Western Digital WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA HDD

Customize your business s storage mix to fit your specific needs with a full portfolio of enterprise-class WD Gold HDDs in capacities of 1TB to 24TB, with OptiNAND technology in 20TB, 22TB and 24TB. These highly reliable solutions for demanding storage environments provide up to 2.5M hours MTBF, vibration protection technology, and a low power draw thanks to HelioSeal technology (for 12TB and above). Specifically designed for use in enterprise-class data centers and storage systems, WD Gold SATA HDDs deliver the world-class performance you expect from Western Digital hard drives.

More Flexibility, More Freedom
WD Gold lets you build out your storage your way with a full portfolio of SATA HDDs from 1TB to 24TB1, engineered for heavy application workloads and designed to handle workloads up to 550TB2 per year.

Enhanced Reliability
With up to 2.5M hours MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver enhanced levels of dependability and durability.

Vibration Protection
WD Gold drives have sophisticated monitoring electronics that help correct linear and rotational vibrations in real time using enhanced vibration protection technology for improved performance in high-vibration environments.

Plays Well with Others
Specifically designed for use in enterprise-grade storage systems and data centers, WD Gold HDDs are broadly compatible with major enterprise operating systems.

Scale Your Business
WD Gold drives are available in capacities up to 24TB utilizing the OptiNAND technology's capacity-enabling feature.

Helps Protect Your Data
The innovative ArmorCache feature (22TB and 24TB only) provides enterprise power loss protection of your data in write-cache enabled (WCE) mode while increasing performance in write-cache disabled (WCD) mode.

Features
HDD size:	3.5"
HDD capacity:	24 TB
HDD speed:	7200 RPM
Interface:	Serial ATA III
Type:	HDD
Component for:	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size:	512 MB
HDD interface transfer rate:	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rate:	298 MiB/s
Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors:	Yes
Workload rate limit:	550 TB/year
Noise level (idle):	20 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF):	2500000 h
Power
Power consumption (typical):	6.8 W
Power consumption (idle):	5.5 W
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T):	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T):	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock:	40 G
Non-operating shock:	200 G
Technical details
Sustainability compliance:	Yes
Sustainability certificates:	RoHS
Warranty period:	5 year(s)
Weight & dimensions
Width:	101.6 mm
Height:	26.1 mm
Depth:	147 mm
Weight:	670 g
Packaging data
Quantity:	1

Product Safety Information
Responsible Person in the EU:
Western Digital (FRANCE) S.A.R.L 4 Bld des lles, 4ème étage, Immeuble lArc en Ciel Bât. A 92130 Issy les Moulineaux France businessrequest@wdc.com