The 18TB Hard Drive Enterprise Module from SymplySPARK is a replacement module allowing you to scale a device within the SymplyFIRST product family to the needs of your business. It can replace a populated or failed drive with ease thanks to the integrated secure thumb screw lock, enabling you to slide and secure the drive in place, ensuring it remains in place.

For Select SymplySPARK Products    18TB Maximum Capacity    Secure Thumb Screw Lock

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. When the descriptions say it is Thunderbolt 3 compatible, does that mean the transfer speed will be 40Gbps? Or does it mean you can plug it into a Thunderbolt 3 drive on a mac but it's max speed is 10Gbps?

A: Hi, the chipset supports up to 10Gbps and is compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB. Keep in mind, a spinning hard drive will not be able to achieve either 10Gbps or 40Gbps due to the limits of a spinning disk. Peak speed will be around 225 MB/sec. Thanks! Oyen Digital Support

Q: 2. Any reason not to use these for video production? Seems like a great deal on a fast drive, especially put into a 4x RAID.

A: These drives are ideal for video production, especially in a RAID.

Q: 3. The drive head in the unit I received makes very loud clicking sounds when performing read/write operations. It's much louder than the various other HDDs I have on hand. It otherwise works fine. Is this noise common for the drive?

A: The clicking sound you hear can be a sign of possible hardware failure. I would suggest to back up your data to another drive and contact the manufacturer for warranty service.

Q: 4. Can I daisy chain this drive with a Thunderbolt 3 drive?

A: Yes, the SanDisk Professional 12TB G-DRIVE Enterprise-Class USB 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive can be daisy chained into a compliant Thunderbolt 3 storage device with pass through.

Q: 5. This drive system's 'external enclosure' weighs 3 pounds and the 'package weight' is 2.5 pounds?

A: Hi, the retail package weights 3.5 lbs, the drive itself weighs 2.5 lbs. Oyen Digital Support

Q: 6. Is the AC adapter 100-240V worldwide compatible?

A: The manufacturer has not published the voltage supported by the AC adapter included with the SanDisk Professional 4TB G-DRIVE Enterprise-Class USB 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive.

Q: 7. WHat was the issue with 22 TB drive?

A: We also carry the 22 TB version of the Sandisk 12TB G-DRIVE Enterprise-Class USB 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive. SanDisk Professional 22TB G-DRIVE Enterprise-Class USB 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive BH #SAGD22TBDTHD User reviews on this product can give you insight of others' experiences with this product.

Q: 8. Will this work in an ordinary Windows 10 Desktop?

A: Yes, so long as you have the SATA connectors needed this will work in a Windows 10 desktop

Q: 9. What is the format of the drive/filesystem? Will it work with Linux out of the box?

A: It is formatted as exFAT and it will work with Linux out of the box. You may choose to reformat it as ext4 if you are only going to use it on Linux.

Q: 10. The Exos enterprise drives with 1/2 the failure rate and longest warranty are less expensive than the Ironwolf and Ironwolf Pro versions. How does that make any sense?

A: The Exos is a enterprise grade drive meant for 24/7 Data centers. The Ironwolf is designed for NAS use. Pricing is dependent on many factors and can change independent of other models.