Description
Western Digital WD Caviar AC310100 10.1GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive Enhanced
The Western Digital WD Caviar AC310100 is a 3.5-inch Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive with 10.1 GB of storage capacity. Part of Western Digital's long-running Caviar line of desktop hard drives, the AC310100 uses the standard 40-pin IDE/PATA interface and 4-pin Molex power connector found on virtually all mid- to late-1990s desktop PCs. The drive was manufactured in Singapore in September 1998.
Specifications & What's Included
- Brand: Western Digital
- Series: WD Caviar
- Model: AC310100 (full part number: AC310100-00RN)
- Capacity: 10.1 GB (10,141.2 MB formatted)
- Drive Parameters: LBA 19,807,200 sectors
- Interface: Enhanced IDE (EIDE / PATA) — 40-pin IDE connector
- Power: 4-pin Molex connector; 5VDC and 12VDC
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch internal desktop
- DCM: CRCBERPBOBAA
- Country of Manufacture: Singapore
- Manufacture Date: 04 Sep 1998
- Included: Drive only — no cables or mounting hardware
Applications
The WD Caviar AC310100 is a late-1990s desktop hard drive designed for IBM-compatible PCs of the Pentium II/III era, when 10 GB represented a large desktop drive. The EIDE (Enhanced IDE) interface — also called PATA — was the dominant hard drive connection standard from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, used in virtually every consumer and business desktop PC before SATA took over. Drives like this are still sought today for restoring and maintaining period-correct vintage PCs, running legacy operating systems such as Windows 95/98/ME or early Windows NT/2000 that have compatibility issues with larger modern drives, and powering retro computing projects. The 40-pin IDE interface and standard 3.5-inch form factor make it a direct drop-in replacement for any system from roughly 1995–2003 that originally shipped with a similar-capacity IDE drive.
This Western Digital WD Caviar AC310100 10.1GB IDE hard drive has been tested, formatted, and wiped, and is in good working condition. All previous data has been securely erased. The drive shows normal wear consistent with previous use — the casing and label are in good shape with no significant damage. Please view our photo set and contact us if you have any questions.
Warranty Information
Additional Information
Brand: |
Western Digital |
Model: |
AC310100 |
MPN: |
AC310100-00RN |
Secondary Model: |
310100 |
SKU: |
20816 |
Type: |
Internal Hard Drive (HDD) |
Series: |
WD Caviar |
Capacity: |
10.1 GB |
Interface: |
IDE / EIDE (Enhanced IDE) |
Form Factor: |
3.5" |
LBA Sectors: |
19807200 |
Drive Parameters: |
LBA 19807200 / 10141.2 MB |
DCM: |
CRCBERPBOBAA |
Manufacture Date: |
04 Sep 1998 |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
Singapore |
Seller Notes: |
Drive only; no cables or mounting hardware included. |
Condition Notes: |
This Western Digital WD Caviar AC310100 10.1GB IDE hard drive has been tested, formatted, and wiped, and is in good working condition. All previous data has been securely erased. |
California Prop 65 Warning: |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and lead compounds, and DEHP (a phthalate), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Go to P65Warnings.ca.gov |