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Review Title:
Western Digital 100GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Reviewer:
Phired
Date Of Review:
September 2002
Sample Provided By:
Western Digital



Information

The long sought after 100Gb 7200RPM Western Digital Hard drive finally arrived. Below is some background information on the 100GB Western Digital Hard Drive and the 40GB Western Digital Hard Drive it will be compared to.

Western Digital HardDrive40GB (WD400AB)100GB (WD1000JB)
Reccomended Setup
Cylinders1638316383
Heads1616
Sector/Track6363
Leading Zone1638316383
WPC1638316383
Jumper Setting InformationTen Pin DriveTen Pin Drive
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity40,020 MB100,030 MB
Interface40-pin EIDE40-pin EIDE
Actuator TypeRotary Voice CoilRotary Voice Cloil
Number of Platters23
Data Surfaces46
Number of Heads46
Bytes Per Sector512512
Used Sectors Per Drive76,165,360195,371,568
Servo TypeEmbeddedEmbedded
Recording MethodRate 16/17 PRMLRate 16/17 PRML
ECCReed SolomonReed Solomon
Head ParkAutomaticAutomatic
Physical Dimensions
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
Length147.0 mm147 mm
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Weight0.60 kg0.60 kg



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