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3.5 inch SAS hard drive with silver tray and label

DELL

DELL 1TB 7.2K 6Gb/s 3.5" SAS HD 740YX

SKU CH-G8MP-9795W

A 3.5" SAS hard drive holding 1000 GB at 7.2K RPM with Dell firmware for PowerEdge servers and MD arrays

  • 1TB capacity for near-line storage
  • 2K RPM spindle speed for consistent throughput
  • 6Gb/s SAS interface for server connectivity
  • Dell firmware validated on PowerEdge and MD arrays
  • Hot-swap 3.5" form factor with included tray

Purpose & fit

This Dell 740YX drive provides 1000 GB of near-line SAS storage for PowerEdge servers and MD arrays. The 3.5-inch form factor and hot-swap tray suit rack-mounted bays where quick replacement matters. It is not for desktops lacking a SAS controller or 3.5-inch hot-swap backplane.

Thermals, noise & power

Spinning at 7.2K RPM, the drive runs at typical near-line power levels inside a ventilated server chassis. The tray conducts heat to the bay airflow path, keeping operating temperature within Dell-qualified limits. Acoustic output matches other 7.2K enterprise drives in a shared enclosure.

Sustained workload behaviour

The 6 Gb/s SAS interface delivers consistent throughput for sequential workloads such as backup, archival or bulk data ingest. Firmware tuned for Dell arrays maintains error-recovery timing during long writes. The drive is not optimised for low-latency random I/O or high-IOPS transactional databases.

How it compares

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Price $60.99
Cheaper than about 69% of the 4,938 comparable items (median $107.99).

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Specifications

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 3.5\" SAS drive and tray into a Dell PowerEdge server, and what step is often missed?

Slide the tray into an empty hot-swap bay until the latch clicks, then verify the drive appears in the RAID controller BIOS before initializing; the step often missed is confirming the controller sees the drive at 6 Gb/s link speed.

What maintenance or replacement will the 7.2K RPM near-line SAS drive need later?

Plan to replace the drive once its SMART reallocated-sector count rises or after the rated annualised workload limit is reached; no field-serviceable parts exist inside the sealed helium-free mechanism.

What limit appears first when the 1 TB SAS drive runs sustained writes?

The 7.2K RPM spindle caps sequential throughput, so sustained write speeds plateau at the media transfer rate long before the 6 Gb/s SAS interface saturates.

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