If you are looking for tips to find compatible heads for WD HDDs read “How To Find A Donor For Western Digital Hard Disk Drives“. This post about WD portable USB hard disk drives is a supplement to that previous article. In this post we provide some useful insight to help you determine what model Western Digital drive might be inside a particular model of enclosure. We have included pictures of the shell to help you identify these drives quicker when searching for a matching donor.
If you have done some research you have probably noticed that WD uses a model number on the plastic case that does not match the model number of the device inside. For a breakdown of the model number you can see they always start with WD followed by four letters. After the 4 letter code you have four numbers which indicate the drive’s capacity. The last two characters before the dash typically indicate the color of the enclosure, but I have seen enclosures with model BL which usually indicates a blue case and they actually have a charcoal or black case.
- BK = Black
- BL = Dark Blue or Turquoise
- GY = Gray and Black (Two-Tone)
- OR = Orange
- RD = Red
- SL = Silver
- WT = White
- YL = Yellow
WD External to Internal Model Cross Reference
Let’s dive in, below you will see a number of portable Western Digital USB drive models matched to the internal disk drive model number along with a photo of both the internal and external labels.
| 1TB WD Model Info | 1TB WD Model Info |
|---|---|
| Model Outside: WDBABM0010BBK-00 Model Inside: WD10TMVV-11BG7S0  |
Model Outside: WDBABM0010BSL-00 Model Inside: WD10TMVV-11BG7S0  |
| Model Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0  |
Model Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10TMVW-11SMS4  |
| Model Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5  |
Model Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0  |
| Model Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0  |
Model Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5  |
| Model Outside: WDBBXV0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10TMVV-11TK7S2  |
Model Outside: WDBDNK0010BBK-UB Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4  |
| Model Outside: WDBGPU0010BBK-0B Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4  |
Model Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-0B Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4  |
| Model Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-0B Model Inside: WD10SMZW-11Y0TS0  |
Model Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-EB Model Inside: WD10SDRW-11A0XS0  |
| Model Outside: WDBYNN0010BBK-0B Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4  |
Model Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-01 Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0  |
| Model Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-04 Model Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS3  |
Model Outside: Model Inside: |
| 2TB WD Model Info | 2TB WD Model Info |
|---|---|
| Model Outside: WDBBKD0020BBK-0B Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS6  |
Model Outside: WDBBKD0020BBK-05 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS2  |
| Model Outside: WDBBKD0020BBL-05 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS2  |
Model Outside: WDBEZW0020BSL-0A Model Inside: WD20NMVW-59EDZS7  |
| Model Outside: WDBJRT0020BBK-0A Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS7  |
Model Outside: WDBKXH5000ASL-01 Model Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS2  |
| Model Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-05 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11AV3S2  |
Model Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-05 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS2  |
| Model Outside: WDBY8L0020BBK-01 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11AV3S0  |
Model Outside: WDBY8L0020BSL-01 Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11AV3S0  |
| Model Outside: WDBYFT0020BOR-0B Model Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS6  |
Model Outside: WDBYFT0020BBL-0B Model Inside: WD20SDZW-11Z3CS0  |
| 3TB WD Model Info | 3TB WD Model Info |
|---|---|
| Model Outside: WDBBKD0030BBK-0B Model Inside: WD30NMRW-11YL9S4  |
Model Outside: WDBU6Y0030BBK-0A Model Inside: WD30NMZW-11LG6S1  |
| 4TB WD Model Info | 4TB WD Model Info |
|---|---|
| Model Outside: WDBA2F0040BBL-0B Model Inside: WD40NDZW-11MR8S0  |
Model Outside: WDBFTM0040BBL-0D Model Inside: WD40NMZM-59Y94S1  |
| Model Outside: WDBKUZ0040BBK-UA Model Inside:WD40NMZW-11GX6S1  |
Model Outside: WDBP6A0040BBK-0A Model Inside: WD40NDZW-11MR8S1  |
| Model Outside: WDBP6A0040BBK-0A Model Inside: WD40NMZW-11GX6S1  |
Model Outside: WDBPKJ0040BBK-0B Model Inside: WD40NDZW11MR8S0  |
| Model Outside: WDBU6Y0040BBK-0A Model Inside: WD40NMZW-11GX6S1  |
Model Outside: WDBYFT0040BBL-0A Model Inside: WD40NMZW-11GX6S1  |
| Model Outside: WDBYFT0040BWT-0A Model Inside: WD40NMZW-11GX6S1  |
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