This HP P8982-69901 delivers Printer Hard Drive functionality and is built for 24/7 enterprise duty cycles. Technical specifications include capacity of 20 GB, spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, form factor of 3.5-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 supplies the P8982-69901 to US business buyers. Stocked units ship same-day on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET. Pro Disk Network applies a 90-day functional warranty. Free US ground shipping on orders over $150; same-day expedited (UPS Next Day Air, FedEx Priority) available at checkout.
The P8982-69901 is a HP printer hard drive component with capacity 20 GB, spindle speed 5,400 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the P8982-69901 for $148.39 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the P8982-69901 work with my RAID controller?
The P8982-69901 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 P8982-69901 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the P8982-69901 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
The P8982-69901 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.
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 P8982-69901?
The P8982-69901 is a HP enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 20 GB and spindle speed 5,400 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 P8982-69901
Pros
Free 30-day return window covers DOA + fit issues
Cons
Not recommended for OLTP databases above 50 TPS
Mechanical drive — expect 5–10W idle power per unit
3.5" form factor only — confirm caddy fit before ordering
Frequently Asked Questions about P8982-69901
Is the P8982-69901 a genuine HP part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every P8982-69901 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 P8982-69901 work with my RAID controller?
The P8982-69901 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 P8982-69901 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the P8982-69901 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
What is the warranty on the P8982-69901?
New P8982-69901 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 P8982-69901?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the P8982 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
P8982-60101 — P8982-60101 - HP 20GB 5400RPM IDE ATA-100 3.5-inch Hard Drive for HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printer — $603.86
P8982-69001 — P8982-69001 - HP 20GB 5400RPM IDE ATA-100 3.5-inch Hard Drive for HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printer — $174.01
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Printer Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
If the P8982-69901 is going into a RAID array, choose RAID 6 over RAID 5 for any capacity tier built from drives larger than 4 TB. The probability of a second drive failing during rebuild from a 6+ TB rebuild window is high enough that single-parity is no longer responsible. For all-flash arrays, RAID 10 still wins on write-amplification-sensitive workloads (OLTP databases, VDI write-cache).
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
Once the P8982-69901 is in production, the single most impactful operational practice is SMART monitoring tied to your existing alerting stack. SMART attributes 187 (reported uncorrectable errors), 197 (current pending sector count), and 198 (offline uncorrectable sector count) are the leading indicators of impending drive failure. Alert on non-zero values, not just on absolute thresholds; once these attributes leave zero, the drive has typically 30-90 days of useful life remaining.