Western Digital USB Hard Drives – Cross Reference

In this post we provide you with some useful insight to help 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

WD model outside and model inside info is listed below for Western Digital USB drive models (Elements, Passport, Ultra). We have matched the internal disk drive model number with a photo of both the internal and external labels. This WD matching guide might help you find compatible donors. 500-750GB | 1TB-1.5TB | 2TB | 3TB | 4TB | 5TB

500-750GB WD Model Info
Outside: WDBAAA5000AD3 Inside: WD5000BMVV-11GNWS0	Outside: WDBABM7500ABK-00 Inside: WD7500KMVV-11A27S2
Outside: WDBABM7500ASL-00 Inside: WD7500KMVV-11A27S0	Outside: WDBACY5000ABK-00 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS0
Outside: WDBACY5000ABK-01 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS2	Outside: WDBACY5000ABK-01 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS4
Outside: WDBKXH5000ABL-01 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS4	Outside: WDBKXH5000ASL-01 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AMCS2
Outside: WDBPGC5000ABK-05 Inside: WD5000LMVW-11VEDS2	Outside: WDBUZG5000ABK-01 Inside: WD5000BMVW-11AJGS0

 

1TB-1.5TB WD Model Info
Outside: WDBABM0010BBK-00 Inside: WD10TMVV-11BG7S0	Outside: WDBABM0010BSL-00 Inside: WD10TMVV-11BG7S0
Outside: WDBABV0010BBK-00 Inside: WD10TMVV-11BG7S0	Outside: WDBABV0010BBK-00 Inside: WD10TMVV-11TK7S1
Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0	Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10TMVW-11SMS4
Outside: WDBACX0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5	Outside: WDBACX0010BBL-01 Inside: WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5
Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0	Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0
Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10TMVW-11ZSMS5	Outside: WDBBEP0010BBK-03 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS1
Outside: WDBBEP0010BRD-03 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS1	Outside: WDBBEP0010BSL-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0
Outside: WDBBEP0010BSL-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0	Outside: WDBBKD0020BBY-0A Inside: WD20NMVW-11EDZS7 Recertified
Outside: WDBBXV0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10TMVV-11TK7S2	Outside: WDBDNK0010BBK-UB Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4
Outside: WDBGCH0010BSL-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0	Outside: WDBGPU0010BBK-0B Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4
Outside: WDBJBS0010BSL-0B Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4	Outside: WDBJNZ0010BTT-U5 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS2 Recertified
Outside: WDBLUZ0010BSL-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0	Outside: WDBTYH0010BSL-04 Inside: WD10JMVW-59AJGS3
Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-0B Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4 Recertified	Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-0B Inside: WD10SMZW-11Y0TS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-EB Inside: WD10SDRW-11A0XS0	Outside: WDBUZG0010BBK-EB Inside: WD10SDSW-11AGTS0
Outside: WDBY8L0015BBK-01 Inside: WD15NMVW-11W68S0	Outside: WDBYNN0010BBK-0B Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS4
Outside: WDBYNN0010BBK-0B Inside: WD10SDZW-11UMGS0 Recertified	Outside: WDBYNN0010BBL-0B Inside: WD10SDZW-11UMGS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBYNN0010BYL-0B Inside: WD10SDZW-59UMGS0	Outside: WDBYNN0010BWT-0B Inside: WD10SDRW-11A0XS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBYNN0010BYL-0B Inside: WD10SDZW-11UMGS0 Recertified	Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-01 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS0
Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-03 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS1	Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-04 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS3
Outside: WDBZFP0010BBK-05 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS2	Outside: WDBZFP0010BBL-03 Inside: WD10JMVW-11AJGS1

2TB WD Model Info
Outside: WDBA2D0020BBL-0B Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUS0	Outside: WDBBKD0020BBK-0A Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS7
Outside: WDBBKD0020BBK-0B Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS6	Outside: WDBBKD0020BBK-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS2
Outside: WDBBKD0020BBL-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS2	Outside: WDBCGL0020BSL-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS2
Outside: WDBBKD0020BBL-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS6	Outside: WDBEZW0020BSL-0A Inside WD20NMVW-59EDZS7
Outside: WDBEZW0020BSL-04 Inside WD20NMVW-59EDZS3	Outside: WDBJRT0020BBK-0A Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS7 Recertified
Outside: WDBJRT0020BBK-0A Inside WD20SMZW-11JW8S1 Recertified	Outside: WDBJRT0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SMZW-11YFCS0
Outside: WDBKUZ0020BBK-UB Inside WD20SMZW-11YFCS0	Outside: WDBKYJ0020BSL-0D Inside WD20SDZM-59TM5S1
Outside: WDBLPG0020BBK-0A Inside WD20SDZW-11JJ8S1	Outside: WDBMWV0020BBK-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S0
Outside: WDBMWV0020BBK-05 Outside: WD20NMVW-11AV3S2	Outside: WDBMWV0020BTT-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S2
Outside: WDBS4B0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11JJ8S0	Outside: WDBS4B0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11Z3CS0
Outside: WDBS4B0020BRD-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11JJ8S0 Recertified	Outside: WDBS4B0020BYL-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11JJ8S0 Recertified
Outside: WDBTLG0020BGD-0B Inside WD20SDZW-59Z3CS0	Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S2
Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS2	Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-0A Inside WD20SMZW-11W8S1
Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-0B Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS6	Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SMZW-11JW8S0
Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SMZW-11YFCS0	Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-EB Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUS0
Outside: WDBU6Y0020BBK-EB Inside WD20SDZW-11JJ8S0	Outside: WDBUZG0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SMZW-11YFCS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBY8L0020BBK-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S0	Outside: WDBY8L0020BBK-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S4
Outside: WDBY8L0020BBK-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11W68S0	Outside: WDBY8L0020BSL-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S0
Outside: WDBY8L0020BSL-01 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S4	Outside: WDBYFT0020BBL-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11Z3CS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBYFT0020BOR-0B Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS6 Recertified	Outside: WDBYFT0020BOR-0B Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUS0 Recertified
Outside: WDBYFT0020BWT-0A Inside WD20NMVW-11EDZS7 Recertified	Outside: WDBYFT0020BYL-0B Inside WD20SDZW-11Z3CS0 Recertified
	Outside: WDBZYL0020BSL-05 Inside WD20NMVW-11AV3S2
Outside: WDBYVG0020BBK-0A Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUS1	Outside: WDBYVG0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUSO
Outside: WDBYVG0020BRD-0B Inside WD20SDRW-11VUUS0	Outside: WDBZGE0020BBK-0B Inside WD20SMZW-59YFCS0

3TB WD Model Info
Outside: WDBBKD0030BBK-0B Inside WD30NMRW-11YL9S4	Outside: WDBBKD0030BBK-0B Inside WD30NMVW-11CNS4
Outside: WDBBKD0030BBK-05 Inside WD30NMVW-11CNS2	Outside: WDBCGL0030BSL-05 Inside WD30NMVW-11C3NS2
Outside: WDBU6Y0030BBK-0A Inside WD30NMZW-11GX6S1	Outside: WDBU6Y0030BBK-0A Inside WD30NMZW-11LG6S1
Outside: WDBYFT0030BOR-0A Inside WD30NMZW-11GX6S1 Recertified	Outside: WDBYFT0030BRD-0A Inside WD30NMZW-11GX6S1Recertified

4TB WD Model Info
Outside: GDMUCWWE40001ADBv2 Inside WD40NMZM-59Y94S1	Outside: WDBA2F0040BBL-0B Inside WD40NDZW-11MR8S0
Outside: WDBEZW0040BSL-0A Inside WD40NMZW-59GX6S1	Outside: WDBFKT0040BGY-0A Inside WD40NMZW-59GX6S
Outside: WDBFTM0040BBL-0D Inside WD40NMZM-59Y94S1	Outside: WDBKUZ0040BBK-UA InsideWD40NMZW-11GX6S1
Outside: WDBP6A0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NDZW-11MR8S1	Outside: WDBP6A0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1
Outside: WDBPKJ0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NDZW-11MR8S1	Outside: WDBPKJ0040BBK-0B Inside WD40NDZW11MR8S0
Outside: WDBPKJ0040BBL-0A Inside WD40NDZW-11A8JS1	Outside: WDBPKJ0040BRD-0A Inside WD40NDZW-11MR8S1
Outside: WDBU6Y0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1	Outside: WDBU6Y0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NMZW-59GX6S1
Outside: WDBU6Y0040BBK-EA Inside WD40NDZW-11A8JS1	Outside: WDBU6Y0040BBK-EA Inside WD40NDZW-11MR8S1
Outside: WDBYFT0040BBK-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1	Outside: WDBYFT0040BBL-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1
Outside: WDBYFT0040BBL-0A Inside WD40NMZW-59GX6S1	Outside: WDBYFT0040BRD-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1
Outside: WDBYFT0040BWT-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1	Outside: WDBYFT0040BYL-0A Inside WD40NMZW-11GX6S1 Recertified
Outside: Inside	Outside: Inside

5TB WD Model Info
Outside: WDBFTM0050BBL-0D Inside WD50NDZM-59A8KS1	Outside: WDBPKJ0050BBK-0A Inside WD50NDZW-11A8JS1
Outside: WDBKUZ0050BBK-EA Inside WD50NDZW-11MR8S1	Outside: WDBPKJ0050BBK-0A Inside WD50NDZW-11MR8S1
Outside: WDBU6Y0050BBK-0A Inside WD50NMZW-11A8NS1	Outside: WDBU6Y0050BBK-EA Inside WD50NDZW-11A8JS1

This post about WD portable USB hard disk drives is a supplement to our previous article about WD donor matching. 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“. Knowing how to source disk drive parts for Western Digital USB drives at reasonable prices is just one more way “we make data recovery affordable“. At Blizzard Data Recovery parts are always included at no extra charge. WD Passport and Elements external USB disk drives are one of the most common types we receive at our data recovery lab. Because the drives are portable and very popular with people on the go they have a tendency to get damaged from accidental dropping and mishandling.

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