S2C-K72FC — Hitachi 73GB 15000RPM Fibre Channel 2Gb/s 3.5-inch HDD
MPN: S2C-K72FC|By: Hitachi
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New — authorized channel
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Product overview
Hitachi lists S2C-K72FC as a 73GB 15000RPM fibre channel 2Gb/s 3.5-inch HDD. Vendor-keyed firmware is the usual reason a mechanically identical drive is rejected by the controller, and a 73GB spare is not worth discovering that on. We check the firmware family against your controller before the drive ships.
If the part is wrong for your platform we will say so and suggest the one that is, which is cheaper for both of us than a return.
Featuring
- Capacity
- 73GB
- Manufacturer
- Hitachi
Interfaces / Ports
- Rotational Speed
- 15000RPM
- Drive Interface
- Fibre Channel
- Interface Standard
- 2Gb/s
Physical characteristics
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
- Product Type
- Server Hard Drives
- Expedited shipping options are available — rates confirmed with your quote.
- Purchase orders accepted from qualified institutions.
- Compatibility is validated against your server platform before dispatch. Send us the model and we will confirm support.
These are the 7 facts we can state about S2C-K72FC without inferring anything. Compatibility beyond this is confirmed per platform, on request, before you order.
Where the Hitachi S2C-K72FC is deployed
- Swapping out a failed server hard drive for S2C-K72FC under change control
- Migrating an archive tier off failing older disks
- Rebuilding a parity group after a drive failure
Who this part is for
- IT teams swapping a failed drive in a live parity group
- Teams standardising a mixed drive estate onto one firmware family
- Backup and archive teams growing bulk capacity in an existing shelf
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
S2C-K72FC is what is quoted and S2C-K72FC is what ships; where an alternate code is genuinely the same part we name it rather than swap it silently.
Answered by a human
A quote comes back with the reasoning attached, including the cases where we think you should buy something else.
Compatibility checked
We confirm the part is supported on your platform before it ships, rather than leaving the check to you.
Questions buyers ask about this part
- Is S2C-K72FC genuine and is the warranty intact?
- Yes — new and sealed, with the Hitachi warranty and the firmware update path intact. We do not sell refurbished stock as new, and we do not source grey-market units.
- Will S2C-K72FC work in my server?
- Send the server model or the shelf it is going into. Vendor-keyed firmware is the usual reason an identical-looking drive is rejected, so we check that alongside interface and form factor.
- Do you accept purchase orders and quote at volume?
- Yes — POs from qualified organisations, net terms on approval, and banded pricing once the quantity is worth banding. Send the number and we will price it properly.
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Bulk capacity usually sits behind the flash tier that feeds a training cluster rather than under it.