**** is an enterprise‑grade Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drive designed for legacy Dell servers and storage arrays. It provides 36 GB of storage with a 15 000 RPM rotational speed and uses a 3 Gb/s SAS interface, delivering low latency and strong throughput for boot volumes, cache partitions, and small data workloads in older enterprise environments.
This hard drive is engineered to fit 3.5″ large form factor (LFF) bays in servers and supports hot‑swap operation when installed in compatible backplanes, reducing maintenance downtime. It’s compatible with a wide range of Dell PowerEdge platforms and PowerVault arrays that accept 3.5″ SAS drives.
36 GB Storage Capacity — suitable for boot drives, OS volumes, cache, and metadata partitions.
15 000 RPM Rotational Speed — very fast for traditional HDDs, offering quicker seek times and higher I/O performance than slower drives.
SAS‑1 3 Gb/s Interface — enterprise‑class connectivity with improved reliability and signalling compared to consumer SATA.
~300 MB/s Data Transfer Rate — practical throughput matching the SAS‑1 interface.
16 MB On‑Board Cache — helps smooth small random I/O operations.
3.5″ Large Form Factor (LFF) — standard size for older rack/tower servers and arrays.
Internal SAS Drive — built to handle 24×7 server workloads.
Hot‑Swappable Support — can be replaced without powering down (with compatible backplane).
Dell OEM Part (341‑2823) — firmware and compatibility tailored for Dell systems.
Boot/OS partitions in legacy servers.
High‑I/O cache/metadata segments in RAID arrays.
Small dataset storage in older enterprise environments.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Dell 36 GB 15K SAS 3 Gb/s 3.5″ HDD (Part # 341‑2823) |
| Capacity | 36 GB |
| Interface | SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) – 3 Gb/s (SAS‑1) |
| Form Factor | 3.5″ Large Form Factor (LFF) |
| Spindle Speed | 15 000 RPM |
| Data Transfer Rate | Up to ~3 Gb/s (~300 MB/s) |
| Cache / Buffer | ~16 MB |
| Sector Format | 512 bytes / 512e (typical) |
| Hot‑Swap Support | Yes (with supported backplane) |
| Typical Use | Server boot/OS, RAID cache/metadata, enterprise workloads |
| Warranty | Varies by seller (often ~1 yr) |
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