Features
- 10TB capacity, helium sealed
- 5" SATA III interface
- 7200 RPM
- Seagate Enterprise Capacity range
- Advanced write caching
The Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB is a helium-filled 3.5-inch hard drive with a SATA III interface and a 7200 RPM spindle. Seagate says it offers fast read and write performance and uses write caching to handle large volumes of data.
It is an enterprise data-centre drive. It is not a SkyHawk surveillance model, so we do not call it a surveillance drive. The product data lists it for DVR and NVR systems as well as desktops, servers, NAS devices and external enclosures, and for continuous 24/7 recording.
At 10TB it is the largest size in this set. It suits a big recorder with many cameras at higher resolutions, or a server that stores footage, where a smaller drive fills too fast. It uses the standard 3.5-inch size.
Copy off any footage you need to keep before you swap a drive, because formatting wipes it. Before you order, check your recorder's manual for the largest drive size it accepts and whether it lists the drive type. Fit the drive with the recorder switched off and mains power removed, then format it from the recorder's own menu so it can start recording. Many recorders have a maximum drive size per bay, and 10TB is above some limits.
The Storage category lists smaller drives if your unit tops out at a lower figure.
