The Seagate 14TB Exos X18 7200 RPM SATA III HDDfrom Seagate 14TB Exos X18 7200 RPM SATA III HDDis a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for data storage. It's suitable for engineering workstations, network servers, mainframes, supercomputers, and other demanding tasks that require 24/7 operation. This 7200 rpm drive utilizes the SATA III 6 Gb/s interface for data transfer rates of up to 270 MB/s. Moreover, as a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours as well as built-in digital sensors to ensure optimal performance, PowerBalance for lower power consumption, and a helium seal for lower power, weight, and increased durability and leak protection.

14TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Data Transfer Speeds up to 270 MB/s    2,500,000 Hours MTBF    8760 Power-On Hours per Year    0.35% Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)

This 14TB drive offers high capacity for more petabytes per rack

Highly reliable performance with enhanced caching, making it the logical choice for cloud data center and massive scale-out data center applications

Hyperscale SATA model tuned for large data transfers and low latency

PowerBalance optimizes watts per terabyte

Maximize total cost of ownership savings through lower power and weight with a helium sealed-drive design

Helium side-sealing weld technology for added handling robustness and leak protection

Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance

Data protection and security - Seagate Secure features for safe, affordable, fast, and easy drive retirement

Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by a limited 5-year warranty and 2.5 million hour MTBF rating

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. May I use this to upgrade my 2TB TimeCapsule?

A: No this case is for a 2.5 inch hard drive

Q: 2. Is this ok to use in a NAS device for a video editing server?

A: This would be suitable for use in a NAS.

Q: 3. plz et me know PN FW and first three character of SN

A: PN: 1CH166-306

Q: 4. As of 11/10/2022 are the 16tb Seagate EXOS X18 drives retail or OEM?

A: This Seagate X18 Internal HDD is a retail drive, which includes a limited 5-year warranty from Seagate

Q: 5. Are the circuit boards supposed to be exposed?

A: Hi Scott - If you're referring to the SATA interface, which is where the connection is made to your workstation, yes.

Q: 6. Is this a retail or oem or bare drive? How long is the warranty and thru whom?

A: This is a retail drive. It comes with a limited 5-year warranty from Seagate.

Q: 7. Does the Seagate X18 ST16000NM000J support encryption? It has the Seagate Secure logo but BH datasheet says no.

A: The Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD is a self-encrypting drive.

Q: 8. What is the formatted capacity of this drive (NTFS formatting) ?

A: The Seagate SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Surveillance HDD is available in several capacities, including 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 TB. It does not come preformatted.

Q: 9. Is the Seagate 16TB Exos X18 7200 rpm SAS III 12 Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD compatible with Motherboard supporting SATA 6GBs port?

A: The Seagate Exos X18 7200 rpm SAS III 12 Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD is a SAS drive, not SATA. It is incompatible with SATA ports as SAS is a different protocol and connector type.

Q: 10. Will this fit or work with a QNAP TL-R1620SEP-RP 16-Bay SAS-3 / SATA III JBOD Expansion Enclosure?

A: Yes, the Seagate Exos drive is compatible with your QNAP enclosure.