Dell 300GB 10K RPM SAS 6Gb/s Enterprise Hard Drive

Model: HUC109030CSS600 | Dell PNs: YJ0GR, 0YJ0GR | HGST PN: 0B25654 | 300GB Capacity | 10K RPM

Thank you for the correction! The Dell YJ0GR is indeed frequently supplied as the HGST (Hitachi) Ultrastar C10K900 series, specifically the HUC109030CSS600 (Part Number 0B25654). This drive is a premier mission-critical storage solution known for its legendary HGST reliability and mechanical precision. It is designed to provide high-performance IOPS for Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault systems, offering a robust and power-efficient alternative for 24/7 data center environments.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 300 GB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 6Gb/s (Dual Port)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 10,000 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 64 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 2.5-inch SFF

• MTBF: 🛡️ 2.0 Million Hours

• Sector Format: 💾 512n (Native)

• Recording Technology: 🖋️ CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

✅ Product Overview

• HGST Ultrastar Quality: Built on the C10K900 platform, which is celebrated for having one of the lowest annualized failure rates (AFR) in the industry. It uses a high-density, low-power design that excels in multi-drive server chassis.

• Low Latency & High IOPS: The 10K RPM spindle speed provides the rapid seek times required for transactional workloads, significantly outperforming 7.2K RPM drives in random read/write operations.

• Advanced Power Management: Includes HGST’s specialized power-saving technologies, allowing the drive to optimize its energy consumption during idle states, reducing the overall thermal footprint of the server rack.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: Optimized for 11th, 12th, and 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge (R610, R710, R620, R720, R630, R730) and PowerVault MD-series storage arrays.

• Ideal Workloads: Core OS boot drives, mid-tier database hosting, virtualization nodes, and localized high-speed application storage.

⚠️ Technical Note: This is a 512n (512 native) sector format drive. This makes it an ideal "drop-in" replacement for legacy systems and older RAID controllers that do not support 4K Advanced Format alignment, ensuring zero compatibility issues with older operating systems.