The HP 6TB 7200rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal SC Hard Drivefrom HP 6TB 7200rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal SC Hard Driveis designed for reliability and mass storage required by today's non-mission-critical application server and storage environments. Additionally, Advanced Format 512e means it is intended for servers and storage solutions that are 4K aligned. This drive has a capacity of 6TB, a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, and a 3.5" form factor. It comes installed in a Hot Plug SmartDrive carrier, which helps to enable a more balanced system architecture for unified storage, improved performance, and greater reliability. HP SmartDrive is also able to handle larger amounts of data, reduce overall initialization times, and protect against multi-day outages and data loss.

HP SmartDrive is compatible with Gen8 and Gen9 HPE ProLiant Servers, and maintains backward compatibility with existing standard hot plug carriers to provide support for HPE ProLiant G7 and earlier servers and storage enclosures. This SATA drive is protected by a limited 1-year warranty, regardless of the warranty period for the system in which it is installed.

6TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    7200 rpm    Advanced Format 512e    Supports HPE ProLiant Gen8/Gen9 Servers    Compatible with ProLiant G7 and Earlier    Includes Hot Plug SmartDrive Carrier

Lowered cost without sacrificing reliability with enterprise-class hard drives.

Enhanced cost and capacity solution provides 6TB of storage.

Customized rotational vibration tolerance provides enterprise-class reliability in a midline drive.

Advanced 6 Gb/sec data transfer rate for the ProLiant Gen8 servers in a hot plug carrier design.

The Advanced Format 512e is designed for 4KiB aligned operating systems and applications. They also support legacy 512K native applications.

HPE Smart Carrier for HPE ProLiant Servers (both Gen8 and Gen9 are supported). They maintain backward compatibility with existing standard hot-plug carriers to provide support for HPE ProLiant G7 and earlier servers and server storage enclosures.

When used in conjunction with a SMART Array Controller and Systems Insight Manager, the SMART-capable firmware in HPE hard drives enables extensive fault prediction capabilities. If potential problems develop in one of the drives, the Smart Array Controller, Systems Insight Manager, and/or SMART hard disk drive lets you know in advance, so you can have the drive replaced, before it fails, under warranty.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. i need to replace my seagate st2000vx003 but your unit is a st2000vx008 . would that work for me ??

A: If you are using the drive as part of a RAID, it would be best to use a drive that's identical.

Q: 2. How many RPMs for this drive. Looking to replace a 5400rpm purple.

A: This drive is 5900 RPM.

Q: 3. Is this compatible with the Lorex NR9326 NVR?

A: Yes it is.

Q: 4. Is this compatible with Mac Os?

A: This was made and built for a surveillance system, but you would be able to format it and use it with Mac OS.

Q: 5. Is this a plug and play installation, or do I need to format drive and re-program this HD? What other is required to purchase to intergrate this HD?

A: Yes, you must format it. I have an NVR and its manual states “After installation, you must format the hard drive in order to use it with the system.” If you’re switching out an existing HDD you should be able to use the existing power and data cables; otherwise, you will need to purchase the cables separately.

Q: 6. iS THIS HDD COMPATIBLE WITH THE ZMODO DVR??

A: This is regular BARE drive. If your DVR requires some special embedded software, you need drive from manufacturer of DVR. It works for most of the DVRs I use for.

Q: 7. Is the WD10PURZ a CMR HDD?

A: The WD 1TB Purple 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Surveillance Hard Drive (OEM) BH #WEWD10PURZ is CMR.

Q: 8. Does this drive come with a sata cable and mounting screws?

A: sorry, I purchased the NVR and drives & the cable / screws were included.....

Q: 9. What is best WD 2TB drive to use with Directv HR 21-100 SATA port to increase recording capacity?

A: The WD 2TB Desktop Everyday 3.5 Hard Drive B&H # WEIDDM2 will work well for you.

Q: 10. Can this HD be used in a NLE that requires 7200rpm? Looking to add video storage to my Edius 7.4 system. Also any special formatting required in windows 7 PC?

A: The WD Purple drives would not be suitable for a video editing system that requires a 7200 RPM or faster drive.