# Dell 2.4TB 10K RPM SAS 12Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive

Dell Part 400-AUQX

Increase the storage capacity of your system with the 2.4 TB Hard Drive from Dell. Offering a rotational speed of 10K RPM, this drive provides fast disk access. Featuring SAS interface, this hard drive delivers enhanced data transfer speeds.

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### Why should I buy a Dell Upgrades over a third-party part?

### Tested and Verified Tier-1 OEM-Grade Parts

Ensure compatibility with Dell servers, storage and networking.

### Ease of Installation

Save time with Dell Upgrades that are shipped as kits with the necessary hardware and firmware.

### Secure Supply Chain Focus

Protect system data and integrity with parts sourced from a secure supply chain.

### Dell Tech Support and Warranties

Preserve Dell technical support and warranties—which do not support systems with third-party upgrades.

### Why choose Dell drives?

- Dell drives are robust, built by premium manufacturing processes and rigorously tested for maximum reliability.
- We specify and control the manufacture of our drives’ firmware and hardware subcomponents to ensure compatibility and add additional capability to reduce the costs of maintenance.
- Dell’s drive reliability frequently is higher than the reliability of other drive suppliers.

### Compatibility

This product is compatible with the following systems:

- PowerEdge R230
- PowerEdge R330
- PowerEdge R430
- PowerEdge R630
- PowerEdge R730
- PowerEdge R730XD
- PowerEdge R730xd XL
- Poweredge R830
- PowerEdge T430
- PowerEdge T440
- PowerEdge T640
- PowerVault ME4024
- PowerVault ME424
- PowerVault ME5024

### Solid State Drives vs. Hard Disk Drives

### SSD

- Excel in speed, high performance, Input/Output requirements.
- High reliability due to lack of spinning disks.
- Go through a rigorous validation process before they are ever considered as additions to the PowerEdge server portfolio.

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### HDD

- Best when used as part of a complete storage strategy that balances cost per gigabyte, capacity, application needs and performance.
- Lower price-to-capacity, which can be most beneficial for large-capacity workloads or applications requiring large amounts of storage used for data such as archives, disk backups, image libraries or logs.

### Storage Drive Types

- Solid State SAS and SATA Drives: Fast storage medium for random IO.
- 10K & 15K SAS Hard Drives: Performance and availability for performance optimized applications.
- 7.2K SAS & SATA Hard Drives: High capacity and exceptional $/GB for capacity optimized applications.
- Entry Drives: Least expensive drives used in applications where low usage and limited total number of drives are applicable. Due to restrictions on use, these drives are available in a small number of systems and configurations.

Increase the storage capacity of your system with the 2.4 TB Hard Drive from Dell. Offering a rotational speed of 10K RPM, this drive provides fast disk access. Featuring SAS interface, this hard drive delivers enhanced data transfer speeds.

Please note the following restrictions: VMware does not support 512e or 4Kn hard drives. 4Kn hard drives are only supported on Win 2012 and UEFI boot and some Linux. 512e hard drives are only supported with Win2008R2 or greater and some Linux.

- Offers - 2.4 TB capacity to store large amount of data
- SAS interface delivers high data transfer speeds
- 10K RPM spindle speed ensures excellent performance