💎 Dell 73GB 10K SCSI Enterprise Hard DriveModel: IC35L073UCDY10-0 | Dell PN: 9T597 (09T597) | Hitachi PN: 07N8818 | 10,000 RPM | Ultra320 SCSI

The Dell 9T597 (manufactured by Hitachi/IBM as part of the Ultrastar 146Z10 series) is a high-performance legacy enterprise drive. Featuring a 10,000 RPM spindle speed and the Ultra320 SCSI interface, this drive was a flagship storage component for Dell's early 2000s server lineup. It is an essential, high-reliability replacement part for specialized industrial systems, legacy server arrays, and mission-critical workstations that require the 80-pin SCA-2 connection.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 73.4 GB

• Interface: ⚡ SCSI 80-Pin (SCA-2) Ultra320

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 10,000 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 8 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF

• Data Transfer Rate: 💨 320 MB/s (Interface Burst)

• Average Seek Time: ⏳ 4.7 ms

• Sector Format: 💾 512n (Native)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited and verified for 100% health. These drives undergo extensive legacy SCSI sector-by-sector testing to ensure the high-speed motor and read/write heads meet original factory standards.

• SCA-2 Single Connector: The 80-pin interface handles data, power, and drive ID configuration in one plug, making it the standard for hot-swap backplanes in vintage enterprise hardware.

• Dell Genuine Firmware: Features authentic Dell firmware to ensure seamless communication with PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC 3/4) and proper reporting in Dell OpenManage environments.

• Universal SCSI Compatibility: While optimized for Ultra320, it is fully backward compatible with Ultra160 and Ultra2 SCSI controllers.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for legacy Dell PowerEdge servers (1650, 2550, 2600, 2650) and PowerVault storage units (220S/221S). Also widely used in older HP ProLiant, IBM eServer, and Sun Microsystems hardware.

• Ideal Workloads: Maintaining legacy infrastructure for CNC machinery, medical imaging systems, older telecommunications gear, and vintage computing restoration.

• Hardware Requirements: Fits any standard 3.5" 80-pin SCA-2 SCSI hot-swap bay.