The 1TB Enterprise Capacity Series 2.5" HDD from Seagate is designed for high-density storage solutions requiring low power consumption and weight for maximum storage efficiency. Better rotational vibration tolerance and head micro-actuation maximizes system availability and performance. The HDD is suitable for storage area networks (SAN), network attached storage (NAS), maximum-capacity entry-level servers and blade servers, rich media content storage, enterprise backup and restore, and cloud computing.

Up to 1TB capacity in 15mm z-height, 2.5" form-factor for space-constrained data centers

12 Gb/s interface for high data integrity, scalability and fast data access

PowerChoice options for additional power savings during idle periods

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Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. This hard drive going to replace my previous hard drive TOSHIBA MK5061GSY for my Lenovo IdeaPad Y470 laptop? will this hard drive going to work with my laptop?

A: Check the specs and harddrive SIZE supported by your laptop. This Seagate drive is 15mm thick. Normally laptops need 9mm.

Q: 2. How to get laptop to recognize this drive? Got as a replacement for failed hard drive -DelI Inspirion 15558

A: You will need either a second computer with a USB To SATA cable to initialize the drive or if you have Windows installation media, you would need to install the drive on your dell and boot from your installation media to initialize the drive and install Windows.

Q: 3. Is this compatible with any 2.5 HDD slot?

A: No! WARNING: This is a 15mm-thick HDD. Most 2.5 slots -- on laptops, micro PCs, etc. -- DO NOT ACCEPT 15mm HDD, even if it is 2.5 . Most are limited to 7mm or 9mm. Check the spec of your computer and the dimensions of the HDD before purchase.

Q: 4. Will this work in the 2.5" bay in a Dell XPS 8940 tower?

A: Yes, the Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 5400 rpm SATA 2.5" Internal HDD will work in a standard 2.5" SATA drive bay.

Q: 5. Does any imaging software come with the drive?

A: No imaging software is included with the drive.

Q: 6. Is this a retail boxed version of the drive OR an "unboxed" OEM version?

A: This is the retail boxed version of the Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 5400 rpm SATA 2.5" Internal HDD.

Q: 7. So, what is the model if this disk?

A: This is a Seagate 4TB Barracuda SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD MFR #ST4000DMA04

Q: 8. Is this compatible with the Drobo 5D?

A: It should be. Drobo states, "The Drobo 5D supports both standard 3.5” SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) as well as SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for added performance. For HDDs, these drives can be from any manufacturer and with any capacity." Drobo enclosures aren't as picky about hard drives as more advanced NAS/DAS enclosures are.

Q: 9. is this drive compatible with Mac OS 12?

A: You can format the drive as needed.

Q: 10. MacBook Pro

A: This would depend on your model of Macbook Pro. If you have a pre Retina Macbook Pro. This should have no problem working with your computer.