Sorting out all of my surplus hard drives as they have now been superseded by different backup technology
Western Digital hard drive
3.5" form factor
Series: Western Caviar SE16
Type: WD5000AAKB
Capacity: 500Gb (476Gb when formatted NTFS)
Interface: EIDE Ultra ATA100 100MBps
Rotational speed: 7200rpm
Seek time: 8.9mS typical
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Clean and ready to use once again
TESTING:
Fully functional prior to removal from the massive storage array.
Undertook a full format, writing to every sector (which takes forever!)
Checked the complete drive for read/write errors
NO ISSUES REPORTED - ALL IS GOOD
The drive has been removed & handled adhering to strict ESD protocols and is now stored in suitable ESD material