6.0TB Toshiba MD08ADA Series
Hard Disk Drive 3.5-Inch | SATA 6.0Gb/s | 7200RPM | 256MB Cache
Mfr P/N: MD08ADA600 OWC SKU: TOSMD08ADA600
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Incredible capacity and performance
- Halogen-free design and power-efficient operation
- Low power consumption
- SATA 6Gb/s interface for optimal performance
- Advanced Format 512e
- Toshiba 2 Year Limited Warranty
Toshiba's 7200 RPM 3.5-inch (8.9cm) HDD series (formerly HGST Deskstar™) is optimized for use in power-friendly consumer and commercial desktop computers, gaming PCs and external HDDs. The MD04ACA series offers up to 6 TB capacity and uses Advanced Format and leverages a best-in-class power management technology. In addition, this desktop drive provides up to 16% idle power savings over the previous model. The SATA 6.0Gb/s interface drives deliver 7200 RPM performance. These HDDs are designed to allow manufacturers to leverage the benefits of the latest components and operating systems to deliver high-performance, high-capacity, power-efficient systems. Advanced formatting optimizes hard drives to take advantage of the capabilities of newer operating systems. This capability enables hard disk drive manufacturers the ability to design larger capacity hard drives, now and into the future.
- 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
- (1) Toshiba Hard Drive
- Toshiba 2 Year Limited Warranty
Specs
Total Capacity
- 6.0TB
Formatted Capacity
- 5588GiB
Rotational Speed
- 7,200RPM
Cache Data Buffer
- 256 MB
Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s with 3.0 Gb/s firmware enabled
Average Seek Time
- 4.2 ms
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
- 1 per 1015 bits read
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- 2,000,000 hours
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 9.29 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 9.29 Watts
Standby Mode (Max)
- Up to 5.6 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 2.6 cm (1.0 in)
- Length: 14.7 cm (5.8 in)
- Width: 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Weight
- 700.0 g (1.54 lbs)
Bytes per Sector
- 512 / 4k (512e)
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
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: -305.0 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,001 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -305.0 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,001 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: 75 G max
- Non-Operating: 250 G max
Seek (Typical)
- 3.0 bels
Applications
- Business Critical Enterprise Server And Storage Systems With Need For Capacity
- Mainstream Enterprise Storage Arrays (RAID, Software Defined)
- Cloud- And Hyperscale Storage Systems
- Distributed File Systems, Big Data
- Enterprise And Cloud Archive- And Data Recovery Systems
- Centralized Surveillance Data Storage Systems
- Industrial Server- And Storage Systems
Compatibility & Installation Videos

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.