Vintage Western Digital Caviar WD2000JB-00EVA0 internal hard drive. This is a 200 GB, 3.5-inch IDE/PATA drive with an Ultra ATA/100 interface, 7,200 RPM spindle speed, and 8 MB cache.
This hard drive has been tested by formatting it and verifying its reported capacity. The drive was successfully recognized by the computer, formatted successfully, and reported the expected capacity for this model. This confirms that the drive powers up, communicates with the IDE controller, and can be formatted and accessed. This was not a comprehensive diagnostic or long-term reliability test. Due to the age of this vintage hard drive, no guarantee is made regarding future performance or remaining service life.
The drive has been formatted to remove previous data and is being sold as hardware only. No operating system, software, or previous user data is included.
This is a good replacement or restoration drive for compatible vintage desktop computers and other equipment requiring a 3.5-inch IDE/PATA hard drive. Please verify compatibility with your particular system before purchasing.
Please review the photos carefully for the exact physical condition and configuration. The drive pictured is the actual item you will receive.
Capacity: 200 GB, form Factor: 3.5", Interface: IDE/PATA Ultra ATA/100, Connector: 40-Pin IDE, Speed: 7,200 RPM, Cache: 8 MB.The approximately 137 GB/128 GB limit shown in the photo is the classic 28-bit LBA barrier. Older IDE controllers, BIOSes, or versions/configurations of Windows without 48-bit LBA support can only address about 137.4 billion bytes of a larger IDE Western Digital
Series: CaviarModel: WD2000JB-00EVA0WD P/N: WD2000JB-00EVA0Capacity: 200 GB - 137 GB Formatted under olderclassic 28-bit LBA barrierForm Factor: 3.5-inchInterface: IDE/PATA – Ultra ATA/100Connector: 40-pin IDE/PATASpindle Speed: 7,200 RPMCache/Buffer: 8 MBAverage Seek Time: approximately 8.9 msLBA: 390,721,968 sectorsPower: +5VDC 0.75A / +12VDC 0.90AManufacturing Date: November 30, 2003Country of Manufacture: MalaysiaThe 200 GB capacity, 7,200 RPM speed, 8 MB cache, 3.5-inch form factor and ATA/100 interface are documented for this exact WD2000JB-00EVA0 model.
