SCALE IT IN GOLD. UP TO TEN TIMES THE WORKLOAD CAPACITY OF DESKTOP DRIVES.Reliability, capacity, power efficiency and performance for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications. Robust storage with 24/7 premium customer support.

Full Range of Nearline CapacitiesFor the most demanding datacenter environments, from entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems.

High Workload CapabilityDesigned to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5 inch hard drive.

High Level of ReliabilityOne of the highest levels of reliability and durability for 24x7x365 operation within the most demanding storage environments

COMPATIBILITY TESTINGAll WD Gold hard drives are extensively tested across a variety of popular OEM storage systems, SATA controllers, and host bus adapters, to ensure ease of integration for a plug and play solution.

DUAL ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGYThe primary actuator provides coarse displacement; the secondary actuator fine tunes the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.

TIME-LIMITED ERROR RECOVERY (TLER)Reduces drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.

PREMIUM SUPPORTDedicated 24x7 over the phone support is included with every WD Gold hard drive.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSWD Gold hard drives employ advanced technology to deliver among the best in reliability, capacity, power efficiency and performance.