This Western Digital AC310000 delivers Desktop Hard Drive functionality and is built for 24/7 enterprise duty cycles. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, cache of 512KB. Workload fit covers Hyper-V cluster storage, Proxmox VE shared storage, Ceph OSDs, MinIO erasure-coded pools, and bulk file-server (SMB/NFS) duty. Pro Disk Network sources the AC310000 through reputable distribution channels and applies a verification check against the OEM compatibility matrix before each unit is added to active inventory. Each unit ships from a US fulfillment hub (Hillsboro OR, Atlanta GA, or Phoenix AZ) with same-day dispatch on in-stock orders before 3pm ET. 90-day Pro Disk Network functional warranty included; free US ground shipping on orders over $150.
The AC310000 is a Western Digital desktop hard drive component with spindle speed 5,400 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch, cache 512KB. Pro Disk Network sells the AC310000 for $245.14 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the AC310000 work with my RAID controller?
The AC310000 operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the AC310000 ship?
AC310000 orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The AC310000 is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the AC310000?
The AC310000 is a Western Digital enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 5,400 RPM and form factor 3.5-inch, manufactured by Western Digital. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of AC310000
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Refurbished tier reseals — original retail box not included
Single-drive purchases ship in static-shield bags, not retail packaging
Lead time on 24+ drive orders may extend 2–4 business days
Frequently Asked Questions about AC310000
Is the AC310000 a genuine Western Digital part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every AC310000 as factory-original Western Digital inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Western Digital servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the AC310000 work with my RAID controller?
The AC310000 operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the AC310000 ship?
AC310000 orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the AC310000?
New AC310000 units carry the full Western Digital manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the AC310000?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the AC3100 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
AC310000-60DW — AC310000-60DW - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $245.14
AC310000-60RN — AC310000-60RN - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $344.84
AC310000-60RT — AC310000-60RT - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $245.14
AC310000-60RTT0 — AC310000-60RTT0 - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $245.14
AC310000-60RTT3 — AC310000-60RTT3 - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $296.30
AC31000060RNI — AC31000060RNI - Western Digital Caviar 10GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $245.14
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Desktop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the AC310000 is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the AC310000 via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.