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Western Digital Caviar Blue / Black (500GB)

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Written by: Seattle Data Recovery
Category: Mac Pro
Between 2008 and 2010, storage demands surged. Apple began standardizing larger capacities to accommodate creative professionals working with HD video and heavy audio tracks.
  • Exact Model: WD5000AAKS (7200 RPM, 16MB Cache)
  • APN: 655-1360F
  • The Breakdown: Known for higher performance, the dual-processor variants (Black) were commonly deployed in high-end Build-To-Order Mac Pros.
  • Common Failures:
    • Head Degradation: The read/write heads gradually lose their magnetic sensitivity. It starts with incredibly slow read speeds and ends with an unmountable volume in Disk Utility.
    • Firmware Lock: The drive’s microcode zone on the platter becomes corrupted, causing the drive to misidentify itself to the Mac Pro motherboard as a 0MB drive.
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Critical Notice: Physical Damage & Hardware Policy

Please be advised that ANY damage that is physical or mechanical in nature requires additional parts and labor.
The baseline mechanical recovery rate covers our cleanroom environment entry, laboratory equipment allocation, and initial micro-engineering setup. Because physical failures require sourcing exact matching donor drives from our global component pipeline to swap out broken read/write head assemblies, seized spindles, or damaged electronics, all components, replacement donor hardware, and extended mechanical bench labor will be billed as additional standalone costs following your diagnosis.