WD’s GreenPower Technology platform is the first 3.5-inch hard drive platform designed with power savings as the primary attribute. These drives deliver average drive power savings of 4-5 watts over competitors’ drives, ultra-cool, quiet operation and solid performance. The following technologies enable the WD GreenPower Technology platform:
IntelliPower
A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate, and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. For each drive model, WD may use a different, invariable RPM.
Drives featuring WD GreenPower Technology consume less current during start up allowing more drives to spin up simultaneously resulting in faster system readiness which is a big plus for enterprise customers.
IntelliPark
Delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading recording heads during idle to reduce aerodynamic drag, and disengages read/write channel electronics.
IntelliSeek
Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
WD Speaks on Green IT at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
ICT for Sustainable Economic, Business and Social Development
Thomas McDorman, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Storage Solutions, Western Digital
Realizing the Benefits of Energy Efficient Drives in Large Scale Storage Click here to view the presentation.
