Western Digital 1 TB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD1002FBYS

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IEXU68
• Item model number: WD1002FBYS
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Capacity: 1 TB

From the Manufacturer

WD RE3 drives combine up to 32 MB cache with SATA 3 Gb/s transfer rate for lightning-fast performance in demanding server and storage applications. Technologically advanced acoustics minimize noise. Cool drive operation and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.


WD RE3 – Generation 3: Best-in-class performance, unparalleled reliability.

Features at a glance Massive capacity High performance Enhanced reliability 5-years limited warranty

High performance enterprise SATA drives designed specifically for business-critical applications.

Massive capacity- WD RE3 Enterprise SATA drives are available in capacities up to 1 TB.

Dual processor - Twice the processing power results in a 20% performance improvement over the previous generation.

StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations.

RAFF - Our fourth generation RAFF technology includes sophisticated electronics to monitor the drive and correct both linear and rotational vibration in real time for up to a 60% performance improvement in high vibration environments over the previous generation of drives

IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower unnecessary power consumption, noise, and vibration.

View IntelliSeek demo here.

View StableTrac demo here.

Multi-axis shock sensor - Automatically detects the subtlest shock events and compensates to protect the data.

RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) - Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.

Third generation dynamic fly height - Each read-write head’s fly height is adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.

Thermal extended burn-in test - Each drive is put through extended burn-in testing with thermal cycling to ensure reliable operation.

NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - WD RE3 drives utilize PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density, reliability, and design margin.

Ideal For
Servers, storage arrays, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications.

Product Description

WD RE3 7200 RPM Enterprise SATA hard drives are packed with performance features including a SATA 3 Gb/s interface, up to 32 MB cache, and an ultra-fast dual processor. Enhanced reliability features, including 4th generation RAFF technology make these drives the easy choice for servers, storage arrays, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty in capacities up to 1 TB.

WD RE3 drives combine up to 32 MB cache with SATA 3 Gb/s transfer rate for lightning-fast performance in demanding server and storage applications. Technologically advanced acoustics minimize noise. Cool drive operation and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.


WD RE3 – Generation 3: Best-in-class performance, unparalleled reliability.

Features at a glance Massive capacity High performance Enhanced reliability 5-years limited warranty

High performance enterprise SATA drives designed specifically for business-critical applications.

Massive capacity- WD RE3 Enterprise SATA drives are available in capacities up to 1 TB.

Dual processor - Twice the processing power results in a 20% performance improvement over the previous generation.

StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking during read and write operations.

RAFF - Our fourth generation RAFF technology includes sophisticated electronics to monitor the drive and correct both linear and rotational vibration in real time for up to a 60% performance improvement in high vibration environments over the previous generation of drives

IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower unnecessary power consumption, noise, and vibration.

View IntelliSeek demo here.

View StableTrac demo here.

Multi-axis shock sensor - Automatically detects the subtlest shock events and compensates to protect the data.

RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) - Prevents drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.

Third generation dynamic fly height - Each read-write head’s fly height is adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.

Thermal extended burn-in test - Each drive is put through extended burn-in testing with thermal cycling to ensure reliable operation.

NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - WD RE3 drives utilize PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density, reliability, and design margin.

Ideal For
Servers, storage arrays, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WD 1T RE3 HD works great in RAID configuration, June 25, 2009

By 

Bob Sincick (Beaverton, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital 1 TB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD1002FBYS (Personal Computers)

I bought 5 units of the 1T RE3 drive for a RAID-5 set. Works great. Less heat than the black drives it replaced. The RE3 is better suited to RAID applications than standard drives which can drop off the raid set unexpectedly.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good product, but test it out as soon as you recieve it, September 8, 2009

By 

Catalyst God (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Western Digital 750 GB RE3 SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive WD7502ABYS (Personal Computers)

So, I bought 3 of these recently for a RAID-0 in my Tyan S2915-E MoBo, and I would constantly keep getting errors in Nvidia Mediashied saying that the array was going to fail soon. Long story short, the problem was from both ends, the NVidia driver on XP X64 and one of the disks being bad. one think I'll tell right now is that You absolutely must run the WD test utility to ensure the health of the drives as soon as you recieve them to avoid any confusion. There was a point when I thought my Mobo was bad. Amazon was super cool for sending me a replacement without even waiting for me to send in my faulty drive unit. Performace is definitely great as I am running all three as a 3-way striped RAID-0 Array. To rate these drives as a single drive is useless, for that you have the black edition drives anyway. the RE3 is for RAID and I think rating their RAID performance should be the only performance review.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WD has lost its luster, February 10, 2010

By 

R. Schneider (Nevada) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Western Digital 1 TB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD1002FBYS (Personal Computers)

These drives are just over-priced Caviar Black drives. Unfortunately, you must pay the extra sixty bucks if you need RAID capable drives. WD has disabled TLER on the Caviars that is required in a RAID environment. If you don't plan on setting up an array, don't waste your money on these. Up until late last year Caviars supported TLER by a software switch but I guess WD needed a gimmick to make more money without actually doing anything.

I read complaints about packaging. I bought two of these. Both were suspended in cusioned cradles in separate boxes placed together into another. They were well, if not over, protected.

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