- Second generation of the first 2.5 inch, mainstream capacity, 15mm z-height, nearline drive for space-constrained data centres - Choose 6Gb/s SAS for data integrity, scalability and fast data access, or SATA 6Gb/s for fast, economical Tier-2/nearline performance - The industry’s most reliable 7,200 RPM drive, designed for 24×7 operation with an MTBF of 1.4M hours and an AFR of 0.62% - Enterprise-class firmware and best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance maximise system availability and performance - Lowest operating power (under 6.4W) and enhanced PowerChoice™ options for additional power savings during slow or idling periods; Workload Management™ technology helps systems to keep drives cool - Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option (AES-256) cuts IT drive retirement costs while protecting data securely where it lives — on the drive1 - FIPS 140-2 Validated™ drives protect data classed as Sensitive but - Unclassified and Protected1