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Q: QuestionWhat is the storage capacity of this WD hard drive?

• A:Answer This WD Black Gaming Hard Drive has a storage capacity of 10TB.

Q: QuestionDoes this hard drive come with any software?

• A:Answer Yes, the hard drive comes with Acronis True Image WD Edition software.

Q: QuestionWhat type of interface does this hard drive use for connection?

• A:Answer This hard drive uses a SATA interface for connecting to your computer.

Q: QuestionHow does StableTrac Technology improve this hard drive?

• A:Answer StableTrac Technology secures the motor shaft to increase reliability and reduce impact from system vibrations.

Q: QuestionPlease explain the speed differences, in the overview it says "supports data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps." In the specifications says "Maximum Data Transfer Rate 263.0 megabytes per second" That is a 22X speed différance.

Asked 4 years ago by Tesla.

• A:Answer The 6Gbps speed is to the DRAM buffer on the drive, and the 263 MBS is the max speed to write to the physical platters on the drive. So what happens is you can have a burst of speed at the 6 gbps of anything less than the buffer size (256mb for this drive I think, or maybe half the buffer size depending on how they partition it for read/writes) then the drive writes from the buffer to the disk at the slower speed. So sporadic small files writes are fast, but if you are reading or writing large files it's going to go at that lower rate.

  Answered 4 years ago by Jim999999999999

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Q: QuestionIs this a CMR or SMR HDD?

Asked 2 years ago by ForeverMeek2012.

• A:Answer Hi, Please know that the WD Black Performance is an internal storage hard drive and has 3.5 Inch form factor. It is equipped with StableTrac™ Technology (2TB and larger models). This secures the motor shaft inside of the hard drive to increase reliability and it comes with CMR technology. For more info, see the link: (http://bit.ly/3Go1vUa)

  Answered 2 years ago by Western Digital Team

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Q: QuestionWhy do these not mention the Windows compatibility on Best Buy's website? I purchased the 6TB version of this only to find out that they are not compatible with Windows 11. It only says that they are compatible with Windows. They need to mention that!

Asked 5 months ago by ChrisH.

• A:Answer Yes, it is compatible with Windows, but it IS NOT compatible with WINDOWS 11. They need to list that.

  Answered 5 months ago by ChrisH

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Q: QuestionIs this hard drive compatible with a MSI Codex R NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060?

Asked 6 months ago by ThatOneGuy.

• A:Answer Hello, WD_BLACK Internal Gaming Hard Drive is purpose-built to enhance your PC gaming experience. Please check with your manufacturer vendor support whether WD - Black Internal Hard drive will fit and support. To know more about the drive please refer to the link: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-in/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd?sku=WD101FZBX

  Answered 6 months ago by Western Digital Team

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Q: QuestionWill this product work on a Dell Optical 9020 pc?

Asked 1 year ago by Ari.

• A:Answer Hello, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive is purpose-built to enhance your PC gaming experience. WD_BLACK HDD is performance-optimized so you can spend more time gaming and less time loading. Please check with your vendor support whether WD Black Internal drive will fit and support. To know more about the drive refer link: https:www.westerndigital.com/en-in/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd?sku=WD5003AZEX -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.

  Answered 1 year ago by Western Digital Team

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Q: QuestionWill this 10TB Black HDD fully function in a Mac Studio Pro II dock?

Asked 1 year ago by TomInPA.

• A:Answer Hello TomInPA, WD_BLACK is purpose-built to enhance your PC gaming experience. WD_BLACK HDD is performance-optimized so you can spend more time gaming and less time loading. Please check with your vendor support whether WD Black Internal drive will fit and support.. To know more about the drive refer link:https://www.westerndigital.com/en-in/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd?sku=WD5003AZEX -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.

  Answered 1 year ago by Western Digital Team

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Q: QuestionIs this hard drive compatible with a PlayStation 4

Asked 1 year ago by Cotton.

• A:Answer Hello, We'd request you kindly contact the Sony support and ask for a list of compatible internal hard drives with PS4.

  Answered 1 year ago by Western Digital Team

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Q: QuestionDo I need any cables for this hard drive? Adding it to an Alienware Aurora R10?

Asked 3 years ago by DragonEagle.

• A:Answer Yes, you need a SATA cable. They do not come with one.

  Answered 5 months ago by ChrisH

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