Fujitsu part number CA06596-B52000SN identifies the CA06596-B52000SN - Fujitsu Mobile 160GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive, an enterprise-grade Laptop Hard Drive unit appropriate for data-center, server-room, and workstation deployment. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 4,200 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 5 Gb/s, cache of 8MB. Typical workloads include VMware ESXi datastores, Veeam / Rubrik / Cohesity backup repositories, RDBMS data files (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle), and log-tier storage for Splunk and Elastic. Pro Disk Network sources the CA06596-B52000SN through reputable distribution channels and applies a verification check against the OEM compatibility matrix before each unit is added to active inventory. Each unit ships from a US fulfillment hub (Hillsboro OR, Atlanta GA, or Phoenix AZ) with same-day dispatch on in-stock orders before 3pm ET. 90-day Pro Disk Network functional warranty included; free US ground shipping on orders over $150.
The CA06596-B52000SN is a Fujitsu laptop hard drive component with spindle speed 4,200 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the CA06596-B52000SN for $160.55 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the CA06596-B52000SN work with my RAID controller?
The CA06596-B52000SN operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the CA06596-B52000SN ship?
CA06596-B52000SN orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The CA06596-B52000SN is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the CA06596-B52000SN?
The CA06596-B52000SN is a Fujitsu enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 4,200 RPM and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by Fujitsu. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of CA06596-B52000SN
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
Cons
Designed for capacity tier, not write-intensive cache
Not a drop-in for desktop NAS without verifying caddy
Some firmware revs locked to specific RAID-controller families
Frequently Asked Questions about CA06596-B52000SN
Is the CA06596-B52000SN a genuine Fujitsu part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every CA06596-B52000SN as factory-original Fujitsu inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Fujitsu servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the CA06596-B52000SN work with my RAID controller?
The CA06596-B52000SN operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the CA06596-B52000SN ship?
CA06596-B52000SN orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the CA06596-B52000SN?
New CA06596-B52000SN units carry the full Fujitsu manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the CA06596-B52000SN?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the CA06596 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
CA06596-B060 — CA06596-B060 - Fujitsu Mobile 160GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $221.68
CA06596-B120 — CA06596-B120 - Fujitsu Mobile 200GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $150.36
CA06596-B21000SN — CA06596-B21000SN - Fujitsu Mobile 160GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $185.68
CA06596-B230000T — CA06596-B230000T - Fujitsu Mobile 160GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $117.47
CA06596-B510000T — CA06596-B510000T - Fujitsu Mobile 160GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $117.47
CA06596-B511000T — CA06596-B511000T - Fujitsu Mobile 200GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $214.74
CA06596-B52100SN — CA06596-B52100SN - Fujitsu Mobile 200GB 4200RPM SATA 1.5GB/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $262.32
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Laptop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the CA06596-B52000SN is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the CA06596-B52000SN via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.