{"id":162670,"date":"2026-09-10T01:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/ap861a-hp-1tb-7-2k-rpm-6-gbits-3-5inches-midline-sas-hard-drive\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:48:58","slug":"ap861a-hp-1tb-7-2k-rpm-6-gbits-3-5inches-midline-sas-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/ap861a-hp-1tb-7-2k-rpm-6-gbits-3-5inches-midline-sas-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"AP861A HP 1TB 7.2K RPM 6-GBITS 3.5Inches Midline SAS Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AP861A Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>HP 1TB 7.2K RPM 6-GBITS 3.5Inches Midline SAS Hard Drive In Tray For Storageworks<\/p>\n<p>General Information :<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer : HP<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer Part Number : AP861A<\/p>\n<p>Brand Name : HP<\/p>\n<p>Product Name : Hard Drive<\/p>\n<p>Product Type : Hard Drive<\/p>\n<p>Product Model: AP861A<\/p>\n<p>Technical Information :<\/p>\n<p>Storage Capacity : 1TB<\/p>\n<p>Rotational Speed : 7200 RPM<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drive Interface: SAS 6-GBITS (Serial Attached SCSI 600GBS)<\/p>\n<p>Speed 6Gb\/s<\/p>\n<p>Drive Dimensions : 3.5 Inch<\/p>\n<p>Product Line: Midline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP861A 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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