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18.0TB Toshiba MG09ACA Series
Enterprise Capacity Hard Disk Drive
Mfr P/N: MG09ACA18TE OWC SKU: TOSMG09ACA18TE
Highlights
- Industry Standard 3.5-inch 26.1 mm Height Form Factor
- Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) 18TB for broad compatibility
- Industry-leading 9-disk helium-sealed design for superior storage density
- 7200RPM Performance
- 550 Total TB Transferred per Year Workload Rating
- 512e or 4Kn Advanced Format Sector Technology; (512e Model) Includes Toshiba Persistent Write Cache Technology for Data-Loss Protection in Sudden Power- Loss Events
- Toshiba 5 Year Limited Warranty
MG09ACA Series Enterprise Capacity HDD
Using an industry-leading 9-disk design pioneered by Toshiba, the MG09ACA Series provides 18TB of conventional magnetic recording (CMR) capacity and 7200 rpm performance. The industry-standard 3.5-inch form-factor integrates easily into cloud-scale storage infrastructure, business-critical servers and storage, and File and Object storage solutions. Toshiba's precision industrial laser welding technology is put to use to seal helium inside the 9-disk mechanics. The massive 18TB capacity is delivered using proven CMR recording technology providing optimum application compatibility and data reliability. Available with either a SATA 6.0 Gbit/s or a 12.0 Gb/s SAS interface, the MG089ACA Series models integrate easily into standard 3.5-inch drive bays to help reduce the footprint and operational burden of cloud-scale storage infrastructure, and business critical servers and storage systems.
- This HDD utilizes a new standardized mounting screw pattern that is not compatible with older Mac Pro models. In a Mac Pro tower, the drive can be installed in an empty optical drive bay using an OWC Hard Drive Tray for 2009/10/12 Mac Pro, an OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2009/10/12 Mac Pro, or an OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2006/07/08 Mac Pro.
Includes
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- (1) Toshiba Hard Drive
- Toshiba 5 Year Limited Warranty
Specs
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Total Capacity
- 18.0TB
Formatted Capacity
- 16764GiB
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Rotational Speed
- 7,200RPM
Cache Data Buffer
- 512 MB
Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1016 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 2,500,000 hours
Contact Start Stops
- 600,000
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 7.63 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 7.63 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 2.6 cm (1.0 in)
- Length: 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
- Width: 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Weight
- 720.0 g (1.59 lbs)
Number of Disks
- 9
Bytes per Sector
- 512 / 4k (512e)
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 41°F to 131°F (5°C to 55°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Altitude
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: 70 G max at 2 ms
- Non-Operating: 250 G max at 2 ms
Idle (Typical)
- 2.0 bels
Applications
- Cloud-scale Sever And Storage Infrastructure
- Software-defined Data Center Infrastructure
- File- And Object-based Storage Infrastructure
- Tiered Storage Infrastructure
- Workloads And Use-Cases That Benefit From High Capacity Per Spindle
- Capacity-Optimized Cloud-scale And Rack-Scale Storage Systems
- Compliance Data Life-Cycle Management
- Data Center Data-Protection And Data Back-up Infrastructure
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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Note: While 27-inch iMac 2015 and later models do support installation of macOS 12 Monterey, at this time Apple does not support installation of macOS 12 Monterey on a drive larger than 16TB. Drives larger than 16TB remain compatible in the previous OS version, macOS 11 Big Sur. Should this be resolved in the future, this note will be updated. (Last updated August 1st, 2022)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Early 2019)
Early 2019
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac19,1
3.0GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.7GHz Core i5 & 3.6GHz Core i9
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
Mid 2017
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac18,3
3.4GHz & 3.5GHz & 3.8GHz Core i5 & 4.2GHz Core i7
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
Late 2015
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac17,1
3.2GHz & 3.3GHz Core i5 & 4.0GHz Core i7
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
Mid 2015
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac15,1
3.3GHz Core i5
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
Late 2014
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac15,1
4.0GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Late 2013
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac14,2
3.4GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.5GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
Late 2012
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac13,2
2.9GHz & 3.2GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)
Late 2011
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac12,1
3.1GHz Core i3
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac12,2
2.7GHz & 3.1GHz Core i5 & 3.4GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
Mid 2011
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac12,1
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac11,3
3.2GHz Core i3 & 2.8GHz & 3.6GHz Core i5 & 2.93GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac11,2
3.06GHz & 3.2GHz Core i3 & 3.6GHz Core i5
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac11,1
2.66GHz Core i5 & 2.8GHz Core i7
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.06GHz & 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Late 2009
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Installation requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit
Model ID: iMac10,1
3.06GHz & 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.0GHz & 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: iMac9,1
2.66GHz & 2.93GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: iMac8,1
2.4GHz & 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: iMac8,1
2.8GHz & 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: iMac7,1
2.4GHz & 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (24-inch, Mid 2007)
Mid 2007
Model ID: iMac7,1
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo & 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme
iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: iMac6,1
2.16GHz & 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: iMac5,2 & iMac5,1
1.83GHz & 2.0GHz & 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: iMac5,1
2.33GHz & 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
iMac (17-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: iMac4,1
1.83GHz Core Duo
iMac (20-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: iMac4,1
2.0GHz Core Duo
iMac G5 (17-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerMac8,2
1.8GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
iMac G5 (20-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerMac8,2
2.0GHz PowerPC G5
iMac G5 (17-inch, Mid 2004)
Mid 2004
Model ID: PowerMac8,1
1.8GHz & 1.6GHz PowerPC G5
iMac G5 (20-inch, Mid 2004)
Mid 2004
Model ID: PowerMac8,1
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac
Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac11,2
2.5GHz & 2.3GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)
Early 2005
Model ID: PowerMac7,3
2.0GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.3GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)
Late 2004
Model ID: PowerMac9,1
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G5 (Mid 2004)
Mid 2004
Model ID: PowerMac7,3
1.8GHz & 2.5GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G5 (Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac7,2
1.8GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G5 (Mid 2003)
Mid 2003
Model ID: PowerMac7,2
1.8GHz & 1.6GHz & 2.0GHz PowerPC G5
Power Mac G4
Power Mac G4
Models equipped with a SATA controller card
Mac Pro
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacPro5,1
3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.66GHz & 2.4GHz & 3.06GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 3.33GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.93GHz & 2.66GHz & 2.26GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.2GHz & 3.0GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
Mid 2006
Model ID: MacPro1,1
2.66GHz & 2.0GHz & 3.0GHz 4-Core Xeon
PC Compatible
PC Compatible
Products
3.5-inch SATA Enclosures
If upgrading/replacing an HDD with an existing external enclosure, please confirm the enclosure supports drives greater than 2.2TB. Pre-2009 enclosures are typically limited to 2.2TB and support may vary for models after 2009.
Videos
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