The ThinkServer 2.5" 10K and 3.5" 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot-Swap hard drives are intended for ThinkServer solutions which require the best storage performance. 6Gbps hard drives are an important part of the total 6Gbps solution which also requires 6Gbps backplane support and 6Gbps RAID controllers.

Product names:

• ThinkServer 2.5" 300GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2619)
• ThinkServer 2.5" 450GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2620)
• ThinkServer 2.5" 600GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2621)
• ThinkServer 3.5" 300GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2616)
• ThinkServer 3.5" 450GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2617)
• ThinkServer 3.5" 600GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive (67Y2618)

• ThinkServer 2.5" 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap hard drives:
  • Capacity (formatted): 300,000 MB to 600,000 MB drives
  • Drive to host interface: 6.0 Gb/s burst rate
  • Spindle speed of 10,000 rpm
  • Hot-Swap capability
  • SAS interface
• ThinkServer 3.5" 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap hard drives:
  • Formatted capacity: 300,000 MB to 600,000 MB drives
  • Drive to host SAS interface that supports up to 6 Gb/s burst rate
  • Drive media to buffer interface that supports sustained interface data transfers of up to 204 MB/s
  • Spindle speed of 15,000 rpm
  • Hot-swap capability
  • Drives are SAS interface dependent

• ThinkServer 2.5" 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap hard drives:
  • Approximate height: 20 mm (0.787 in)
  • Approximate width: 75 mm (2.952 in)
  • Approximate depth: 140 mm (5.118 in)
  • Approximate weight: 240 g (0.53 lb)
• ThinkServer 3.5" 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap hard drives:
  • Approximate height: 26.11 mm (1.028 in)
  • Approximate width: 101.6 mm (4.000 in)
  • Approximate depth: 146.99 mm (5.787 in)
  • Approximate weight: 800 g (1.76 lb)

1 year - Customer Replacement Unit (CRU) Service

• Announce date: 21 Jun 2011 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States)
• Availability date: 21 Jun 2011 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States)

Operating System independent

• One of the following:
  • ThinkServer 2.5" 300GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
  • ThinkServer 2.5" 450GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
  • ThinkServer 2.5" 600GB 10K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
  • ThinkServer 3.5" 300GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
  • ThinkServer 3.5" 450GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
  • ThinkServer 3.5" 600GB 15K SAS 6Gbps Hot Swap Hard Drive
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