WUH721816AL5204: Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512MB Cache 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
MPN: WUH721816AL5204|By: Western Digital
Price
Quoted on request
Current pricing within 48 business hours.
In Stockships worldwide
Key specs
- Capacity
- 16TB
- Interface Standard
- 12Gb/s
- Drive Interface
- SAS
- Rotational Speed
- 7200RPM
- Form Factor
- 3.5-Inch
- Condition:
- New (authorized channel)
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Authorized & warrantied
Sourced through authorized distribution, with the full manufacturer warranty.
Compatibility checked
Validated against your server platform before dispatch.
Delivery & lead time
Confirmed with your quote, including expedited freight where available.
Business & public sector
POs, net terms and volume pricing for qualified organizations, government and edu.
Product overview
The Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512MB cache 3.5-Inch hard Drive is supplied under part number WUH721816AL5204. Replacing a failed drive means matching interface, form factor and firmware to the backplane it is going into. This is a SAS unit. Send us the server model and we will confirm the fit rather than leave you to check it.
Tell us the deadline you are working to and we will say whether it is achievable before you commit to it internally.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- WUH721816AL5204
- Product Type
- Server Hard Drives
- Manufacturer
- Western Digital
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 16TB
- Rotational Speed
- 7200RPM
- Cache
- 512MB
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SAS
- Interface Standard
- 12Gb/s
Physical
- Form Factor
- 3.5-Inch
Specifications for WUH721816AL5204 as published by Western Digital. Where a value is absent it is because we could not verify it, not because it does not exist. Ask and we will check.
Where the Western Digital WUH721816AL5204 is deployed
- Like-for-like replacement of WUH721816AL5204 in an existing system
- Holding a firmware-matched cold spare per chassis family
- Growing bulk capacity in an existing disk shelf
Who this part is for
- Procurement replacing drives out of a maintenance contract
- Backup and archive teams growing bulk capacity in an existing shelf
- Teams standardising a mixed drive estate onto one firmware family
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
Quoted and supplied against WUH721816AL5204 specifically, so what arrives is what your build sheet asks for.
Spares held to a fleet standard
Tell us the chassis you run and we will keep the spare consistent with what is already in the shelf.
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 WUH721816AL5204 genuine and is the warranty intact?
Yes. It ships new in Western Digital packaging, which is what keeps the warranty and the firmware entitlement valid. Anything we cannot supply that way we tell you about before you order.
Will WUH721816AL5204 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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Specifying a system, not just the part?
Bulk capacity usually sits behind the flash tier that feeds a training cluster rather than under it.