The people of the Western Digital team appreciate the importance
of the information on your hard drive. We've been in this
business for a long time, and protecting your data is in our
DNA. We are committed to protecting that data with exceptionally
reliable products, advanced data protection technology and
superior customer support.
Quality, durability and reliability can
be built into our products only when we control every
aspect of their creation. So, we design the drives, we
manufacture them and we test them. We even design and
test the packaging used to ship them.
We control every design and production step. We do
it all.
Extreme Technology
Requires Extreme Care
In 1974, the flying height of a recording
head over a hard disk was equivalent to a commercial
aircraft flying at 15 centimeters. Today, that equivalent
altitude has been reduced to just 5 millimeters. The
drive head now has to withstand repeated vertical accelerations
of 300 Gs and lateral accelerations of 1000 Gs.
What's more, whereas the jet is designed for 60,000
takeoffs and landings, we design the heads for 100,000.
Testing is Tough
How tough is it? Our newly launched WD
Scorpio 2.5-inch EIDE drives were performance-tested
continuously over four days while they were shaken and
struck with a hammer every ten seconds - more than 34,000
times.
WD team members are dedicated to testing
drives - ensuring they adhere to rigorous quality standards
covering hundreds of performance characteristics. About
1,000 PCs in WD's Functional Integrity Testing (FIT)
lab put WD drives through the paces around the clock.
Other groups up the ante, simulating extreme real-world
conditions including high and low temperatures, electronic
and magnetic interference and even torturous drop testing.
Only after a new drive family passes these rigorous
tests does it get shipped to you.
It Works in Your System
Although our drives are designed to meet
or exceed industry standards, we take compatibility testing
a step further by making sure our drives work flawlessly
with the operating systems that run virtually all new
PCs. So when we say our drive is compatible – we
mean it.
RoHS and WEEE Compliant
WD products manufactured and sold worldwide
after August 1, 2005, meet or exceed Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) compliance requirements as mandated by the
European Union for electrical and electronic products. The
RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament, which
was effective in the EU beginning July 1, 2006, aims to
protect human health and the environment by restricting the
use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment, and
consists of restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, and
other substances.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was developed to minimize the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment into landfills. WD hard drive products and packaging include the WEEE symbol in support of this directive.
The Bottom Line
At WD, we have a proud heritage in storage that
was built on preserving your data. So, the WD label is the
only guide you need for quality inside and out.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND
LIABILITY
WD's products are warranted by WD only as provided in WD's
Warranty
Policy, and the statements and other information included
above in The WD Promise do not constitute a warranty or limit,
expand, diminish or otherwise modify the warranties applicable
to WD's products as stated in WD's Warranty
Policy . Other than as expressly stated in WD's Warranty
Policy , WD disclaims all warranties, express or implied,
regarding its products, including, but not limited to, any
implied war-ranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. WD
assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to the statements
or other information included above in The WD Promise, under
any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal
or equitable theory.
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