{"id":162544,"date":"2026-09-10T01:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/aw555a-hp-2tb-7-2k-rpm-sas-6gbits-3-5-inches-hard-drive\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:46:30","slug":"aw555a-hp-2tb-7-2k-rpm-sas-6gbits-3-5-inches-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/aw555a-hp-2tb-7-2k-rpm-sas-6gbits-3-5-inches-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"AW555A HP 2TB 7.2K RPM SAS 6GBITS 3.5 Inches Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AW555A Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>HP 2TB 7.2K RPM SAS 6GBITS 3.5 Inches Midline Hard Drive With Tray For HP Storageworks P2000<\/p>\n<p>General Information :<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer : Hewlett Packard<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer Part Number : AW555A<\/p>\n<p>Brand Name : HP<\/p>\n<p>Product Model : AW555A<\/p>\n<p>Product Name : Aw555a Mdl Hard Drive<\/p>\n<p>Product Type : Hard Drive<\/p>\n<p>Technical Information :<\/p>\n<p>Storage Capacity : 2TB<\/p>\n<p>Maximum External Data Transfer Rate : 75 GBPS<\/p>\n<p>Rotational Speed : 7200 RPM<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drive Interface : SAS 600 Serial Attached SCSI<\/p>\n<p>Physical Characteristics :<\/p>\n<p>Form Factor : 3.5 inch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AW555A Overview<\/p>\n<p>HP MSA2 \/ MSA2000 controller enclosures and large form factor expansion enclosures accept unique HP SAS disk drive modules with different firmware and different trays than other HP storage arrays and Proliant servers. The disk drives have SAS interposers attached to the back which convert the native dual port SAS interface to an SCA-40 connector. While this SCA-40 connector has the same shape as a Fibre Channel (FC) connector, the drives are NOT utilizing the FC protocol. If you look closely at the interposer, the circuitry is rather simplistic and no bridge \/ translator chip is attached. 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