Disco rígido interno Western Digital 16 TB 3,5 polegadas Serial ATA WD161KRYZ

WD Gold hard drives are designed for demanding storage environments, available in capacities from 1TB to 18TB. These enterprise-class HDDs provide performance optimised for heavy application workloads, offering high durability and compatibility with major operating systems and server platforms.

Advantages

WD Gold drives offer enhanced reliability with up to 2.5 million hours MTBF and are engineered to sustain high annual workloads up to 550TB per year. They include advanced vibration protection that monitors and compensates for linear and rotational vibrations in real time, improving performance in multi-drive and high-vibration systems.

Key specifications

• Capacity range: 1TB–18TB
• Mean time between failures (MTBF): up to 2.5 million hours
• Workload rating: up to 550 TB/year
• Form factor: 3.5-inch hard drive
• Target use: enterprise data centres and storage systems

How to use

Install the WD Gold drive into a compatible 3.5-inch bay or enterprise storage enclosure following the system manufacturer’s instructions. Ensure proper mounting, cabling and grounding, configure RAID or storage settings as required, and verify firmware and OS compatibility before putting the drive into production. Monitor drive health with supported management tools and perform regular backups according to your storage policy.

Recommendations

Use WD Gold drives in enterprise-grade servers, storage arrays and data centres where sustained high workloads and vibration resistance are required. Combine with appropriate cooling, monitoring and backup strategies to maximise service life.