Features
- 6TB capacity, 3.5-inch form factor
- SATA 6Gb/s interface
- 256MB cache, up to 180MB/s sustained transfer
- 8,760 power-on hours per year, 24×7 recording
- Workload rate limit of 180TB a year
- 3-year limited manufacturer warranty
This is the Seagate SkyHawk ST6000VX008, a 6TB surveillance hard drive for a CCTV recorder that has filled its disk or lost one. It is a 3.5 inch drive with a SATA 6Gb/s connection, so it fits the drive bay and data lead of most DVRs, NVRs and hybrid recorders.
SkyHawk is a surveillance range, not a desktop one. The drive is rated for 24/7 use at 8,760 power-on hours a year and a 180TB a year workload limit, and Seagate specifies it for recording from up to 64 HD cameras. It has a 256MB cache and a sustained transfer rate of up to 180MB/s, which suits the steady stream of writes a recorder produces.
Seagate lists a 1,000,000 hour MTBF and a 3-year limited warranty for the range.
Before you buy, look up your recorder's maximum disk size in its manual or datasheet. Some older recorders only read drives up to 4TB or 6TB, and a drive above that limit will not be recognised. If the recorder asks to format the new disk the first time it starts, that is normal: it prepares the drive for its own file system, and any footage on the drive is erased.
Fit the drive with the recorder switched off and unplugged, connect the SATA data and power leads, then close the case before powering up.
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