Western Digital WD1600AVBB Specifications

WD AV

Hard Drives

Reliable
Cool and Quiet
Compatible
Designed for demanding
audio and video environments.
• Long-Term Reliability – With a MTBF of 1 million hours, these
• Quiet – Noise levels have been minimized to less than
• Low Power, Cool Running – WD AV drives deliver best-in-class
• Compatible – Tested for compatibility in a broad range of
Technology Features
SilkStream
twelve simultaneous HD streams.** SilkStream is compatible with the ATA
streaming command set allowing CE customers to use standard streaming
management and error recovery options.
IntelliSeek
and vibration.
Ramp Load
spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never
touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less
head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.
Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL)
the disk to reduce uneven wear on the drive surface common to audio video
streaming applications.
WD AV SATA and EIDE drives are ideal for PVR/DVR, DVD recorders,
surveillance video recorders, and other video streaming applications.
*A sone is a subjective unit of loudness as perceived by a person with normal hearing.
**Assumes Host Transfer Block size of 2 MB per stream.
drives are designed to last in high temperature always-on streaming
digital audio/video environments such as PVR/DVR, DVR recorders,
and surveillance video recorders.
one sone* – virtually below the threshold of human hearing.
low power consumption for reduced system power requirements
and increased reliability.
AV products including set top boxes, DVD recorders, and
mainstream surveillance systems.
– Optimized for smooth, continuous digital video playback of up to
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– Optimizes seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise
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– Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up,
– The drive arm frequently sweeps across