💎 HPE 1TB 7.2K SAS Enterprise Hard DriveModel: MB1000FCWDE | HPE PN: 695507-001 | 7,200 RPM | SAS 6Gb/s | 64MB Cache

The HPE MB1000FCWDE (Option PN 652753-B21) is a reliable Midline (MDL) enterprise drive designed for high-capacity, 24/7 server environments. Built with a SAS 6Gb/s interface, this 3.5-inch drive offers the data integrity and dual-port redundancy required for professional storage arrays. It is a staple for HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 servers, providing a stable platform for bulk data storage and secondary storage tiers.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 1 TB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 6Gb/s (Dual Port)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF

• Recording Technology: 🖋️ CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

• MTBF: 🛡️ 1.2 Million Hours

• Sector Format: 💾 512n (Native)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited, secure-erased to NIST 800-88 standards, and verified for 100% health. This unit is optimized for reliability in high-vibration, multi-drive server chassis.

• HPE Genuine Firmware: Specifically flashed with HPE firmware to ensure 100% compatibility with HPE ProLiant and MSA systems. This guarantees accurate health monitoring via iLO and prevents the "high fan speed" issues often caused by non-genuine drives.

• Dual-Port SAS Advantage: Unlike SATA drives, this SAS model features dual-port connectivity, allowing for redundant data paths and failover capabilities—essential for mission-critical uptime.

• 512n Native Format: The 512-byte native sector format ensures "plug-and-play" compatibility with legacy RAID controllers and older operating systems without the need for partition alignment or emulation.

• Enterprise Reliability: Rated for a heavy duty cycle, this drive includes advanced rotational vibration sensors to maintain consistent throughput in dense storage enclosures.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 (DL360, DL380, ML350) and HPE MSA storage arrays. It is widely used in systems requiring the HPE SmartDrive (SC) carrier.

• Ideal Workloads: Tiered storage, localized server backups, bulk data archiving, and web server hosting.

• System Integration: Requires a SAS-capable RAID controller (such as the HPE Smart Array P420 or P440).