Seagate 500GB 7200rpm SAS 6Gb/s HDD w. 64MB Cache (ST500NM0001)

Key Features and Benefits

• Reduces design and support costs by building on the Seagate best-in-class enterprise storage foundation
• Features a range of high capacities from 500GB to 2TB in a 3.5 inch enterprise-class hard disc drive
• Offers a traditional 3.5 inch form factor with enhanced rotational vibration tolerance and high data integrity for enterprise-class reliability in a cost-effective drive
• Delivers proven reliability, with an MTBF* of 1.2 million hours and enhanced end-to-end data integrity with the Protection Information feature
• Lets you choose a 6Gb/s Enterprise SATA or 6Gb/s SAS interface, which eases integration and delivers up to double the throughput of 3Gb/s nearline hard drives
• Reduces energy and cooling costs, with the lowest power consumption of any nearline 3.5 inch drive
• Includes Seagate PowerChoice technology for even greater on-demand power savings during slow or idling periods
• TCG-compliant, Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) security option eliminates the need to overwrite or physically destroy drives, enables safe return of drives for warranty or expired lease purposes, and allows organisations to repurpose or sell hard drives securely**
  
• Meets regulatory data security compliance requirements and is FIPS 140-2 Validated to protect data classed as Sensitive but Unclassified and Protected **.