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Server Hard Drives questions

Which Server Hard Drives brands does Memory Clearance carry?

The most listed brands in Server Hard Drives are Dell, HP, Seagate, IBM, EMC and Sun. Every listing names its manufacturer and part number, so you can search by either.

Are these Server Hard Drives products new or refurbished?

Both. Of the 54,374 listings, 20,987 state a condition: 16,189 are refurbished and 4,798 are new. The other 33,387 do not record one, so ask for it when you request a quote. The condition shown on a listing is the condition you receive.

How do I get a price on a Server Hard Drives part?

15,120 Server Hard Drives listings show a price you can order at. Items marked "Call for Price" have a Request for Quote button; send the part number and quantity and the sales team replies weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm PST.

How to choose a server hard drive

Server hard drives are enterprise spinning disks for hot-swap server bays: SAS or SATA interface, 2.5-inch SFF or 3.5-inch LFF, from 7,200rpm nearline capacity drives to 10K and 15K performance drives. Most listings here include the generation-matched hot-swap tray, and every listing states it either way. Choosing one comes down to matching four things on the drive you are replacing or the array you are extending: interface, spindle-speed class, sector format, and form factor. Memory Clearance lists server hard drives in new and refurbished condition (what each grade means), including long-EOL capacities that keep legacy arrays alive.

Match the class. Nearline SAS (NL-SAS) drives are 7,200rpm high-capacity disks with a SAS interface: bulk storage, backup targets, and archive tiers. 10K and 15K SAS drives in 2.5-inch form are the performance parts of the pre-flash era; new builds use SSDs instead, but a failed member of an existing 10K/15K array needs a matching replacement, and that is exactly what this category supplies. SATA drives cover cost-driven capacity tiers.

Match the sector format. Drives are formatted 512n, 512e, or 4Kn. Arrays want consistent members: when replacing a failed drive, match the format printed in the listing name against the original. Older RAID controllers may not support 4Kn at all, so do not "upgrade" the format of a single member. Details: 512e vs 4Kn explained.

Check the tray line. Most server HDD listings here ship in the hot-swap tray for the stated platform, for example "with tray for 13G PowerEdge"; bare-drive listings say so. The tray is generation-specific: a 13G Dell tray does not fit a 14G bay. If the listing states a generation, that statement comes from the supplier feed, and the drive fits the bays of that PowerEdge or ProLiant generation.

Match capacity to the array, not the shelf. A larger drive can often join an array but will be truncated to the array's member size on most controllers; confirm controller behavior before paying for capacity you cannot use.

Server hard drives buying questions

Does the drive come with the caddy?

Most listings in this category include the tray and the name says so ("with tray for 14G PowerEdge"). Bare drives are listed as bare. If your bay is empty and the listing is bare, add the generation-matched tray to the same quote.

What is nearline SAS?

A 7,200rpm capacity drive with SAS electronics: SAS reliability and dual-porting at capacity-drive speed. It is the standard bulk tier in enterprise arrays.

512e or 4Kn, which do I need?

Whichever your existing array members use. The format is in the listing name. Mixing formats within an array, or presenting 4Kn to an old controller, can cause failures.

My server is past end of life. Can I still get drives?

Yes. Supplying EOL and end-of-service-life parts is Memory Clearance's core business: legacy 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SAS, small 15K drives, and other array-matching capacities remain listed while stock exists. The condition shown on a listing is the condition you receive; warranty terms are on the warranty page.

Buying server hard drives in volume

Quantity, not price, is usually the constraint on a large secondary-market order. In Server Hard Drives we hold 1,966 distinct parts with 25 or more units available, 387,882 units in total. Depth varies by part number, so a volume request is answered against the exact number you need.

Send the part number, the quantity, the condition you will accept and the server model. Array members have to match on interface, sector format and class, so include the part number of a drive already in the array: see replacing a failed drive. Send a volume request through the contact form, putting the part numbers and quantities in the message, or read how to get quantity pricing. Quotes are answered weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm PST.

Browse server hard drives by specification

Each collection below is this category narrowed to one specification, on its own page with its own listing count. Start there when you already know the generation, interface, capacity or family you need.

• 6Gb/s SATA Server Hard Drives
• SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drives
• Nearline Server Hard Drives
• HP Midline Hard Drives
• 10K RPM Server Hard Drives
• 15K RPM Server Hard Drives
• 1.2TB Server Hard Drives
• 2.4TB Server Hard Drives
• 600GB 15K Hard Drives
• 14TB Hard Drives
• 1TB Server Hard Drives
• 10TB Server Hard Drives
• 12TB Server Hard Drives
• 16TB Server Hard Drives
• 18TB Server Hard Drives
• 20TB Server Hard Drives
• Hard Drives for Dell PowerEdge 14G Servers
• Hard Drives for HPE ProLiant Gen8 Servers
• Hard Drives for HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers

Every collection by specification