Seagate ST2000NM000A Enterprise Hard Disk Drive

The Seagate ST2000NM000A Exos 7E8 2TB Enterprise 3.5" SATA 256MB 6Gb HDD is a purpose-built, 24/7 enterprise-class hard drive that delivers solid capacity and steady throughput for data-center workloads. It spins at 7,200 RPM and features a 256 MB cache, a SATA 6 Gb/s interface, and 512-byte native sectors (512n) to support reliable, high-volume data access in servers, RAID arrays, and bulk storage environments. The drive’s 2 TB capacity pairs with Seagate’s PowerBalance and PowerChoice technologies to optimize performance-per-watt during sustained operations, while typical operating power runs around the mid-range for 3.5" enterprise disks and idle power remains low for energy-conscious data centers. With 3.5-inch form factor measurements of about 26.1 mm in height, 101.85 mm in width, and 147 mm in depth, it is compatible with standard enterprise shelves and drives bays, and it weighs roughly 620–716 g depending on production lot. Reliability is rated at a mean time between failures of 2,000,000 hours and an annualized failure rate around 0.44% in full-load conditions, supported by a five-year limited warranty. This Exos 7E8 model is ideal for always-on servers, storage arrays, and archival tasks where steady, high-capacity spinning storage is required, though Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) and FIPS-validated variants are not universally available across all models or regions.