Seagate Savvio 10K.3 ST9300603SS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB SAS 6Gb/s 2.5" laptop hard drive

Enterprise 2.5" SAS Drive

The Seagate Savvio 10K.3 ST9300603SS is a 300GB 2.5 inch internal hard drive spinning at 10000 RPM with a 16MB cache and a SAS 6Gb/s interface. It is built for server and enterprise storage arrays that demand high spindle speed and the dual-port reliability of SAS. The bare-drive package contains the drive only without cables or brackets.

Server Builders Not Desktop Users

This drive suits administrators refreshing or expanding 2.5 inch SAS bays in rack or blade servers where 10K RPM performance and SAS connectivity are required. It is not for laptop owners or desktop builders because the SAS interface needs a compatible controller or backplane and the 9.5mm height may not fit consumer drive cages. The supplier notes the units are used, DoD 5220.22 M erased and tested to at least 90 percent health.

SAS 6Gb/s Interface Decides Fit

The single specification that determines compatibility is the SAS 6Gb/s interface; the system must provide a SAS host bus adapter or RAID controller with the correct physical connector. Without that interface the drive cannot communicate with the host regardless of capacity or spindle speed.