--- product_id: 283653195 title: "WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue" brand: "western digital" price: "935.43 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/283653195-wd-160gb-pata-8mb-internal-hard-drive-caviar-blue store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # 7200 RPM rotational speed 160GB storage capacity IDE (PATA) connectivity WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue **Brand:** western digital **Price:** 935.43 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 💾 Keep your data cool, classic, and unstoppable. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue by western digital - **How much does it cost?** 935.43 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/283653195-wd-160gb-pata-8mb-internal-hard-drive-caviar-blue) ## Best For - western digital enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted western digital brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Legacy Compatibility:** Seamlessly integrates with classic desktop systems using IDE/PATA interface—perfect for keeping your vintage setup alive. - • **Speed Meets Stability:** 7200 RPM rotational speed combined with 8MB cache delivers smooth, efficient data access without compromise. - • **Cool & Quiet Operation:** Ultra-cool design with NoTouch ramp load technology ensures whisper-quiet performance and longevity. - • **Reliable Data Guardian:** Engineered by Western Digital for rock-solid data protection and peace of mind. - • **Future-Proof Your Backup:** A rare find in today’s market—grab this dependable classic before it’s gone and secure your data legacy. ## Overview The WD 160GB PATA 8MB Internal Hard Drive (Caviar Blue) is a 3.5-inch mechanical hard drive designed for desktop PCs with IDE connectivity. Featuring a 7200 RPM spindle speed, 8MB cache, and advanced technologies like NoTouch ramp load and RAFF, it offers reliable, quiet, and efficient data storage. Ideal for professionals maintaining legacy systems or seeking dependable backup solutions, this drive combines Western Digital’s award-winning quality with classic compatibility. ## Description Product Description WD understand the importance of your data and are committed to protect that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology and superior customer support. WD perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms to ensure customers have the confidence that WD drives will work in their systems To make drive selection simple, WD have gathered the popular Caviar SE16, Caviar SE Caviar drives under one umbrella called Caviar Blue. Built to Western Digital's award winning quality standards, these drives are available with a full range of performance features. Manufacturer's Description WD understand the importance of your data and are committed to protect that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology and superior customer support. WD perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms to ensure customers have the confidence that WD drives will work in their systems To make drive selection simple, WD have gathered the popular Caviar SE16, Caviar SE Caviar drives under one umbrella called Caviar Blue. Built to Western Digital's award winning quality standards, these drives are available with a full range of performance features. Box Contains Internal hard disk drive Review: Western Digital Hard Drive - Two of my PC desktop computers, about 7 years old, recently developed starting and freezing problems with their 80G hard drives. I have now bought two of these Western Digitals to replace them and so far am delighted with their performance and quiet running. Initialising and formatting them before use was easy and trouble-free. Note I bought this Caviar because it is equipped for running with the traditional wide PATA information cable. Not long ago Hard Drives of this sort of storage capacity were much more expensive, so this represents great value for money. Review: A fine drive. I've put it inside a caddie that ... - A fine drive. I've put it inside a caddie that I had going spare and am using it as an external music drive. This drive is obviously old stock as no one has made IDE drives for some years but it's unused and passed all the tests I could throw at it. All in all, it is extremely good value. If you have a PC that uses IDE drives I would suggest you buy one or two and put them aside as back up drives. I can't imagine that they will be available for that much longer. ## Features - Rock-solid reliability - Ultra-cool operation - Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF) - NoTouch ramp load technology ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000VRZ7PA | | Brand | Western Digital | | Brand Name | Western Digital | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 | | Color | Blue | | Compatible Devices | Desktop | | Connectivity technology | IDE | | Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 726 Reviews | | Data Transfer Rate | 100 Megabytes Per Second | | Digital Storage Capacity | 160 GB | | Digital storage capacity | 160 GB | | Form Factor | 3.5-inch | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00718037715018, 03700556008327 | | Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard Disk Interface | ATA | | Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM | | Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hard disk interface | ATA | | Hard-Drive Size | 160 GB | | Hardware Connectivity | ATA | | Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive | | Item Part Number | WD1600AAJB | | Item Weight | 730 g | | Manufacturer | WET3K | | Manufacturer Part Number | WD1600AAJB | | Media Speed | 120 MB/s | | Model Name | Caviar SE | | Model Number | WD1600AAJB | | Network Connectivity Technology | IDE | | Number of Items | 1 | | Product Features | Operation | | Special feature | Operation | | Specific Uses For Product | Businesses | | UPC | 718037715018 683728077167 715663212850 718037715025 683728083359 683728152369 715663212843 890552625246 683728153779 854441001030 | | Unit Count | 1.0 count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Western Digital - **Colour:** Blue - **Compatible devices:** Desktop - **Connectivity technology:** IDE - **Digital storage capacity:** 160 GB - **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk - **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches - **Hard disk interface:** ATA - **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive - **Special feature:** Operation ## Images ![WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fhwvANkFL.jpg) ![WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Wie5JIciL.jpg) ![WD 160GB Pata 8MB Internal Hard Drive- Caviar Blue - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IAJiHrjiL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: is it SATA technology?** A: No it is NOT SATA technology. It uses the description PATA technology which is the same thing as IDE that is found in older PCs like the one I'm keeping alive. I also discovered that XP does not like to go above 128 MG so I quit fighting that limitation and just underutilize the drive or partition it into to logical drives. **Q: is it up to date?** A: I ordered one in October 2018 from AMTECH and the unit that was delivered was manufactured in May 2011. They are no longer manufactured by Western Digital, but I don't know when manufacturing stopped. **Q: Will this work to replace my dead hard drive in my original Xbox (not the 360 or 1)?** A: Well, Yes you can. But you will have to do some work. I don't know how but this website has instructions.http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/threads/how-to-create-a-xbox-360-hard-drive-from-scratch-western-digital-only.897465/Hope you can do it. Let me know if it works.David **Q: will this work in a macbook air first gen?** A: No, it is the wrong physical size 3.5 inches vs 1.8 inches and different connectors. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Western Digital Hard Drive *by N***D on 16 March 2011* Two of my PC desktop computers, about 7 years old, recently developed starting and freezing problems with their 80G hard drives. I have now bought two of these Western Digitals to replace them and so far am delighted with their performance and quiet running. Initialising and formatting them before use was easy and trouble-free. Note I bought this Caviar because it is equipped for running with the traditional wide PATA information cable. Not long ago Hard Drives of this sort of storage capacity were much more expensive, so this represents great value for money. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fine drive. I've put it inside a caddie that ... *by N***E on 7 October 2014* A fine drive. I've put it inside a caddie that I had going spare and am using it as an external music drive. This drive is obviously old stock as no one has made IDE drives for some years but it's unused and passed all the tests I could throw at it. All in all, it is extremely good value. If you have a PC that uses IDE drives I would suggest you buy one or two and put them aside as back up drives. I can't imagine that they will be available for that much longer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alert, Not what is says it is *by E***E on 2 November 2011* Hi all, I bought one of these after reading all the reviews, seemed like a good buy, but.... The drive is sold as 250gb, eide/pata, it is a 150gb drive with a 127gb capacity. On registering the product with Western, their system shows it as 320gb SATAII. There is no warranty on these drives as they come up as 'out of area' On querying all this Western have traced the original supply to APAC which is in Uganda, hence no warranty. Investigation ongoing with myself and the seller, with Amazon and with Western Digital. The drive does work fine, but that's hardly the point. I will revise or update this review when I have heard back so in the meantime, buy with extreme caution. Heard back from Western Digital, they are sure what has happened with this drive, it was sold into APAC, Uganda, there they take a lesser drive, smaller drive in my case and put that into the case, then they take a label from a 250gb drive, copy it and stick it on this African frankenstein drive and 100's of others no doubt, no warranty, no genuine drive, robbed. Mailed supplier today, Digital Components Ltd (dclstore), no response as yet. They have now sent RMA and taken the drive back for refund, very apologetic and professional to deal with, unlike Marius below. I would suggest anyone wanting one of these drives, ask the seller to open it and check on Western Digitals website that the drive size matches their database, then when you get it check the size of the drive on your system, if it all adds up it should be genuine, if they check on the WD database and their 250gb drive is listed as 320gb, and on a system it shows as 150gb, it's a fake. I then bought another one off here, registers as it should at 250gb, I've found out the 127gb limit is down to windows xp so ignore that part, but this new drive although it checks out and has warranty, the 3 year warranty is only in fact 155 days! I have escalated that to see if they will increase the warranty, weeks I have been waiting for that, if not this new one has to go back too, I have wasted hours and hours, or should I say days and days, to get to this point, where I may even have to start all over again, better to buy direct and it's cheaper, if only WD store had these blasted type drives in stock!!!! This second drive I bought off seller called Marius, I have told him about the warranty issue and he is emigrating and not his problem apparently, do not buy off that seller, I gave him good feedback about delivery etc but his customer service is diabolical. Week or so later, thankfully Western Digital have extended the warranty, all the seller has done is let rip into me that he sold me a drive with none of the warranty as advertised, how dare I contact him about it! the drive works fine though so after giving one star after receiving a fake drive or a drive where the details do not add up, to a second drive that had little warranty I will now up the stars although this whole process with the amount of time used I could of bought a brand new pc with a much better, larger drive in it, for much less!!!! ## Frequently Bought Together - WD Blue 160 GB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, PATA, 8 MB Cache - WD1600AAJB - 24" 40-Pin 80-Wire Ultra ATA 2-Drive Ribbon Cable, Manhattan 332781, Model:, Electronic Store - StarTech.com IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter Converter, 40-Pin PATA to 2.5" SATA HDD / SSD / ODD Converter, TAA --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/283653195-wd-160gb-pata-8mb-internal-hard-drive-caviar-blue](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/283653195-wd-160gb-pata-8mb-internal-hard-drive-caviar-blue) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-22*