Description
Western Digital WD205AA 20.5GB IDE Hard Drive 3.5" WD Caviar Enhanced IDE
The Western Digital WD205AA is a 3.5-inch Enhanced IDE (EIDE/PATA) hard drive from Western Digital's WD Caviar product line. With a 20.5 GB capacity and an LBA sector count of 40,079,088, this drive was designed for desktop PCs using the standard 40-pin IDE interface. It runs on standard desktop power (5V and 12V via 4-pin Molex) and connects via the common 40-pin IDE ribbon cable found on virtually all late-1990s and early-2000s motherboards.
Specifications & What's Included
- Brand: Western Digital
- Model: WD205AA (WD Caviar series)
- Capacity: 20.5 GB
- LBA Sectors: 40,079,088
- Interface: Enhanced IDE (EIDE / PATA) — 40-pin connector
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch
- Power: 5VDC 0.6A / 12VDC 0.5A (standard 4-pin Molex)
- Country of Manufacture: Malaysia
- Includes: Drive only — no cables or mounting hardware
Applications
The WD Caviar line was Western Digital's mainstream desktop hard drive series through the late 1990s and early 2000s, pairing reliability with the Enhanced IDE interface that was standard on virtually every desktop PC of that era. The WD205AA is a useful replacement or upgrade drive for vintage and retro computers running Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or early XP — operating systems that work well with drives in the 10–40 GB range. It is also well suited for restoring period-correct desktop builds, replacing failed drives in legacy workstations, and industrial or embedded applications where a known-compatible IDE drive is required. IDE/PATA drives like this one were supplanted by SATA starting around 2003–2004, but systems with IDE-only motherboards — including many Pentium II, III, and early Pentium 4 machines — continue to require them.
This Western Digital WD205AA WD Caviar 20.5GB IDE hard drive has been inspected, cleaned, tested, formatted, and wiped, and is in good working condition. All previous data has been securely erased. The drive shows normal cosmetic wear consistent with prior use — the top label is intact and legible, and the connector end is clean with no bent or damaged pins visible. Please view our photo set and contact us if you have any questions.
Warranty Information
Additional Information
Brand: |
Western Digital |
Model: |
WD205AA |
MPN: |
WD205AA |
Type: |
Internal Hard Drive (HDD) |
SKU: |
23179 |
Storage Capacity: |
20.5 GB |
Interface: |
IDE (Enhanced IDE / PATA) |
Form Factor: |
3.5" |
Drive Series: |
WD Caviar |
LBA Sectors: |
40079088 |
Power Requirements: |
5VDC 0.6A, 12VDC 0.5A |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
Malaysia |
Compatible With: |
Desktop PCs with IDE/PATA interface |
Seller Notes: |
Drive only — no cables or mounting hardware included. |
Condition Notes: |
This Western Digital WD205AA WD Caviar 20.5GB IDE hard drive has been tested, formatted, and wiped — in good working condition. All previous data has been securely erased. Normal cosmetic wear; connectors are clean and undamaged. |
California Prop 65 Warning: |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and lead compounds, and DEHP (a phthalate), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Go to P65Warnings.ca.gov |