💎 HPE 1TB 7.2K SATA Enterprise Hard DriveModel: MB1000ECWCQ | HPE PN: 695502-001 | 7,200 RPM | SATA 6Gb/s | 64MB Cache

The HPE MB1000ECWCQ (Option PN 657750-B21) is a high-performance Midline (MDL) drive designed for HPE ProLiant servers. Unlike standard consumer SATA drives, this enterprise-grade unit is engineered for 24/7/365 reliability and high-vibration environments. It provides a cost-effective solution for high-capacity storage, making it a staple for Gen8 and Gen9 server configurations that require large data volumes with the simplicity of the SATA interface.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 1 TB

• Interface: ⚡ SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF

• Recording Technology: 🖋️ CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

• MTBF: 🛡️ 1.2 Million Hours

• Sector Format: 💾 512n (Native)

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited, secure-erased to NIST 800-88 standards, and verified for 100% health. These units are tested for long-term stability in multi-drive arrays.

• HPE Genuine Firmware: Features authentic HPE firmware to ensure seamless integration with HPE ProLiant and StoreEasy systems. This prevents "unofficial drive" errors and ensures the server fans run at optimal speeds.

• 512n Native Format: This drive uses the 512-byte native sector format, ensuring "plug-and-play" compatibility with older legacy RAID controllers and operating systems without the need for advanced format emulation.

• CMR Reliability: As a Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) drive, it delivers consistent write speeds, making it ideal for RAID rebuilds and high-performance storage pools.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for HPE ProLiant Gen8 and Gen9 (DL360, DL380, ML350) and HPE MSA storage arrays. It is designed specifically for use in the HPE SmartDrive (SC) carrier.

• Ideal Workloads: Midline storage, localized server backups, bulk data archiving, and small-business file servers.

• Universal SATA Interface: Standard SATA III interface is fully backward compatible with SATA I and SATA II backplanes.