Internal Hard Drive HPE 3TB 3.5 inch Serial ATA III 738041-001

The HPE 3TB 3.5" Serial ATA III internal hard drive provides 3 TB of raw capacity in a 3.5-inch form factor and spins at 7200 RPM. Designed for integration into servers and workstations that accept SATA III drives, this HP Enterprise HDD balances storage density with sustained performance for a variety of data workloads. The drive uses the SATA III interface to deliver compatible transfer rates with modern controllers and is intended for environments where reliable, direct-attached storage is required.

Advantages

This 3 TB HDD combines a large capacity and 7200 RPM rotational speed to reduce access latency compared with lower-speed drives while offering predictable sequential throughput for bulk data operations. The 3.5-inch format ensures mechanical compatibility with standard drive bays and enclosures. Built to enterprise-grade expectations, the drive supports continuous operation typical for server and workstation use and is suitable for straightforward replacement or capacity upgrades in systems that use Serial ATA III.

Suitable for

• Direct-attached storage in servers and workstations
• Bulk data storage and archival where high capacity is needed
• Read/write intensive applications with sequential throughput demands
• System upgrades to increase local storage for databases, file shares, or virtual machine images

Key specifications

• Capacity: 3000 GB
• Form factor: 3.5-inch
• Interface: Serial ATA III (SATA 6 Gb/s compatibility)
• Rotational speed: 7200 RPM
• Typical use: enterprise/server and workstation class direct-attached storage

How to use

Install the drive into a 3.5-inch drive bay or compatible tray in your server or workstation following the system manufacturer's instructions for hot-swap or powered-down installation. Connect the drive to the SATA III data port and an appropriate power connector from the system power supply. Initialize and format the drive in the operating system or storage controller to create partitions and filesystems suitable for your applications. For RAID or array configurations, follow the controller vendor's procedures to add the drive to an existing array or create a new array.

Recommendations

Use this drive in environments with proper cooling and stable power; monitor SMART attributes and controller diagnostics regularly. For critical data, deploy redundancy such as RAID or backup solutions and follow the storage lifecycle guidelines of your organization to schedule replacements before end-of-life performance degradation.