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Dell 6Y838 73GB 10000RPM Ultra320 SCSI 80-Pin 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
- Capacity: 73GB
- Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
- Interface: Ultra320 SCSI
- Connector: 80-Pin
- Form Factor: 3.5-Inch
- Enterprise-grade reliability
- High performance for servers
- SKU: 6Y838
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Product Overview
Dell 6Y838 73GB 10000RPM Ultra320 SCSI 80-Pin 3.5-Inch Hard Drive. This is an enterprise-class hard drive offering high performance and capacity for server and storage applications.
Technical Information
| Capacity | 73GB |
| Rotational Speed | 10000 RPM |
| Interface | Ultra320 SCSI |
| Connector | 80-Pin |
Additional Specifications
| Form Factor | 3.5-Inch |
| Brand | Dell |
| SKU | 6Y838 |
Product Description
The Dell 6Y838 is a 73GB enterprise hard drive operating at 10000 RPM with an Ultra320 SCSI interface and an 80-pin connector. This configuration points to a high-performance storage device intended for demanding server and storage array applications. The 73GB capacity offered a significant storage footprint for its era, while the 10000 RPM speed ensured rapid data access and processing, crucial for database operations, virtualization, and other I/O-intensive tasks. The Ultra320 SCSI standard represents a mature and robust interface technology, offering high bandwidth and reliable data transfer. The 80-pin connector is typically associated with SCA (Single Connector Attachment) interfaces, which often include features like hot-plugging capabilities, allowing drives to be added or removed from a system without powering it down. This is a critical feature for maintaining high availability in enterprise environments. As a Dell-branded drive, the 6Y838 was designed and tested to meet the rigorous standards of enterprise computing. It embodies the reliability and performance required for 24/7 operation in data centers. While SCSI technology has been largely superseded by SAS and NVMe, drives like this were instrumental in building the high-performance storage infrastructure of their time.
