Sourced for enterprise IT teams, the Seagate 1F316N-990 (1F316N-990 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive) is a Desktop Hard Drive component appropriate for new-build, expansion, or warranty-replacement procurement. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 5,900 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 6 Gb/s, cache of 64MB. Appropriate for OS boot tier (Windows Server, RHEL, Ubuntu Server, ESXi), application data tier, database log volumes, and tier-2 capacity in mixed-storage clusters. Pro Disk Network supplies the 1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990 is a Seagate desktop hard drive component with spindle speed 5,900 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the 1F316N-990 for $458.74 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 1F316N-990 work with my RAID controller?
The 1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990 ship?
1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990?
The 1F316N-990 is a Seagate enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 5,900 RPM and form factor 3.5-inch, manufactured by Seagate. 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 1F316N-990
Pros
Free 30-day return window covers DOA + fit issues
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 1F316N-990
Is the 1F316N-990 a genuine Seagate part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 1F316N-990 as factory-original Seagate inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Seagate servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 1F316N-990 work with my RAID controller?
The 1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990 ship?
1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990?
New 1F316N-990 units carry the full Seagate 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 1F316N-990?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 1F316N series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
1F316N-300 — 1F316N-300 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $212.22
1F316N-500 — 1F316N-500 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $585.43
1F316N-505 — 1F316N-505 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-635 — 1F316N-635 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-852 — 1F316N-852 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-881 — 1F316N-881 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-899 — 1F316N-899 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-900 — 1F316N-900 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
1F316N-999 — 1F316N-999 - Seagate 3TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache (CE) 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $458.74
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Desktop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 1F316N-990 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 1F316N-990 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.