Seagate Savvio 15K.2 73GB 15K RPM SAS 3Gb/s 16MB Cache 2.5" 15mm Enterprise Class Hard Drive - ST973252SS (SED FIPS 140-2 Opal)

The Seagate Savvio 15K.2 drive enables OEMs and system designers to increase revenue by building more compelling solutions with the highest performance and speed for Tier-1 mission critical storage solutions. The drive enables low power (green) solutions, and its 2.5-inch form factor enables design for space constrained IT environments. The Seagate Savvio 15K.2 delivers on Seagate Unified Storage architecture strategy to converge best of breed technologies (SAS, small form factor and SED security) to enable powerful, yet simple external storage and internal server storage solutions that strengthen business efficiencies while cutting TCO and boosting ROI. The Savvio 15K.2 drive is available in SED or FIPS SED models, both eliminate the need to overwrite or physically destroy drives, enable secure return of drives for warranty or expired lease purposes, and allow organizations to securely repurpose or sell hard drives. For added physical security and more stringent regulatory compliance needs, the FIPS SED model is FIPS 140-2 Validated for use with sensitive but unclassified or protected (A or B) class data. These Seagate Secure models help OEMs and system builders gain competitive advantage, differentiate solutions (with strong data security), sell to new customers (that require strong data security), and protect brand equity (and customer con dence).