Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB SATA III 3.5 in Desktop Hard Drive

Description

This Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500 GB hard drive has a SATA III (6.0Gb/s) connector and is 3.5 in. Please make sure this will work for your system prior to purchasing. There maybe up to 25 bad sectors on some of the drives that you receive. For more information about this product, please click the "Read More" link below.
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB SATA III 3.5 in Desktop Hard Drive
Erased (DoD 5220.22 M Compliant) and tested good (Not formatted, partitioned, or allocated). Sold as used and in working condition. For SATA Drives, there may be drives that have up to 25 bad sectors. In the case of SAS drives, the drive health will be no lower than 90%. There may be writing or markings on the drive or the drive may vary slightly (color and/or label may differ) from picture but the model numbers will be the same.
Do not expect to get the drive pictured. It is very unlikely that that specific drive is still in our inventory.
Please check the compatibility of this drive with your current hardware. It is the buyer's responsibility to verify compatibility prior to purchase.
Brand
Western Digital
Model Number
WD5000AAKX
Storage Capacity
500 GB
Interface
SATA III (6.0Gb/s)
Cache
16MB
Form Factor
3.5 in
Rotation Speed
7200RPM
Seller Product Number
20WDLWD5000AAKXBL
Testing Procedure
Key Functions
Test
Expected Result
Result
Semi-permanently hold information form the computer
Drive Powers on is visible in the system
Drive makes noise as if spinning without clicking or grinding
Pass
Is visible in the system
Drive shows in KillDisk
Pass
S.M.A.R.T Status is checked for failing attributes
No Failing Attributes
Pass
Number of bad sectors is 25 or less
Less than 25 bad sectors
Pass
Drive health is checked to verify higher than 90% (SAS drives only)
>90% health
Pass (If Applicable)
Tested for key functions, R2/Ready for Resale
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COMPATIBILITY
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OFFER
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SHIPPING CARRIERS
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SHIPPING
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SHIPPING TIME
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SHIPPING ADDRESS
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RETURNS
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INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
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