Western Digital's WD Protégé hard drives are designed for the value segment of the desktop PC market. Ideal for entry-level PCs, this member of the WD family offers the same quality, reliability, and service you've come to expect with all Western Digital hard drives. Data Lifeguard is an expanded set of data protection tools that includes shock protection, an environmental protection system, and embedded error detection and repair features that automatically find, isolate, and repair problem areas that may develop over the extended use of the hard drive. With these enhanced data reliability features, the drive can perform more accurate monitoring and error repair and deliver exceptional data security
Data Lifeguard Tools is a set of software utilities that work in conjunction with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation, drive management diagnostics, and repair simple and worry-free.
Shock Guard provides outstanding improvements in shock and vibration protection for WD Protégé drives. Shock Guard allows instantaneous data protection at high shock values to achieve leading shock specifications.
Superior Reliability The WD Protégé design offers superior servo performance and areal density. For added robustness, WD uses thicker platters and has enhanced the shock levels with a new cover design and additional baseplate stiffening. This new flexible platform can be used for multiple generations to come.