| Brand | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Category | Lenovo Server Hard Drives |
| Part number | 00YK042 |
| Model numbers | 00YK042 |
| Capacity | 8TB |
| Interface | SATA 3.5 Inch |
| Spindle speed (RPM) | 7200 |
| Data transfer rate | 6Gbps |
| Form factor | 3.5 inch |
| Hot swap | Yes |
| Best for | IBM/Lenovo Server |
Lenovo 00YK042 8TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch Hard Drive (7XB7A00053)
The Lenovo 00YK042 is a high-capacity enterprise-class nearline hard drive engineered for Lenovo ThinkSystem and System x servers. Offering 8TB of storage capacity, a 7,200 RPM spindle speed, and a SATA 6Gb/s interface, this drive delivers an excellent balance of capacity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for data-intensive business environments. It is designed for continuous operation and optimized for storage expansion, backup, archiving, cloud infrastructure, and virtualization workloads.
Key Features:
- Lenovo Part Number: 00YK042
- Feature Code: 7XB7A00053
- 8TB storage capacity
- 7,200 RPM spindle speed
- SATA III 6Gb/s interface
- 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF)
- 512e (512-byte emulation) sector format
- Enterprise nearline HDD design
- Hot-swap compatible in supported Lenovo ThinkSystem servers
- Optimized for RAID environments and multi-drive storage arrays
- Designed for 24x7 business operation
- Reliable bulk storage for backup, archival, and data retention applications
- Suitable for virtualization, cloud storage, file servers, and surveillance environments