This HP C2985-69004 delivers Printer Hard Drive functionality and is built for 24/7 enterprise duty cycles. Technical specifications include capacity of 3.2 GB, spindle speed of 4,200 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of IDE. Workload fit covers Hyper-V cluster storage, Proxmox VE shared storage, Ceph OSDs, MinIO erasure-coded pools, and bulk file-server (SMB/NFS) duty. Pro Disk Network maintains the C2985-69004 in our enterprise inventory and verifies each unit against manufacturer datasheet specifications prior to listing. New stock ships factory-sealed where available; refurbished units are tested under load before dispatch and ship with a 90-day Pro Disk Network functional warranty. Same-day dispatch on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET; free standard ground shipping on US orders over $150.
The C2985-69004 is a HP printer hard drive component with capacity 3.2 GB, spindle speed 4,200 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the C2985-69004 for $65.92 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the C2985-69004 work with my RAID controller?
The C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004 ship?
C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004?
The C2985-69004 is a HP enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 3.2 GB and spindle speed 4,200 RPM, manufactured by HP. 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 C2985-69004
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
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 C2985-69004
Is the C2985-69004 a genuine HP part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every C2985-69004 as factory-original HP inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned HP servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the C2985-69004 work with my RAID controller?
The C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004 ship?
C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004?
New C2985-69004 units carry the full HP 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 C2985-69004?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the C2985 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
C2985-60001 — C2985-60001 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $475.47
C2985-60002 — C2985-60002 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $119.39
C2985-60003 — C2985-60003 - HP 3GB 4200RPM ATA-33 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $89.40
C2985-60004 — C2985-60004 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $48.87
C2985-60008 — C2985-60008 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $233.32
C2985-60011 — C2985-60011 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $163.11
C2985-60022 — C2985-60022 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $567.77
C2985-60101 — C2985-60101 - HP 3.2GB 2.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for 1050C — $108.39
C2985-60104 — C2985-60104 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $731.01
C2985-61002 — C2985-61002 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $59.08
C2985-61003 — C2985-61003 - HP 3GB 4200RPM ATA-33 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $88.12
C2985-61004 — C2985-61004 - HP 3.2GB 4200RPM IDE Ultra ATA-33 2.5-inch High-Performance EIO Hard Drive for LaserJet Printers — $531.45
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Printer Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the C2985-69004 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 C2985-69004 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.