This paper provides a technical explanation of the differences between enterprise-class and desktop-class hard drives.

It is intended to provide system integrators with information to determine enterprise environment hard drive integration requirements.

Enterprise-class versus Desktop-class Hard Drives (PDF) Size: 85 KB Date: May 2008 File Revision: 1.0

This applies to:

Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-E Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW Intel® RAID Controller RS25AB080 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Intel® RAID Controller RS25GB008 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Intel® RAID Controller RS25SB008 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 Intel® RAID Controller RS2MB044 Intel® RAID Controller RS2PI008 Intel® RAID Controller RS2SG244 Intel® RAID Controller RS2VB040 Intel® RAID Controller RS2VB080 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS18E Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASJV Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASLS4I Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASPH16I Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASRB Intel® RAID Controller SRCSATAWB Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000PSL Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Intel® Server Board S5000XSL Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR Intel® Server System SC5400RA Intel® Server System SR2520SA Intel® Server System SR2612UR Intel® Storage Server SSR212MC2 Intel® Storage Server SSR212MC2R Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN