Toshiba part number HDD2D30 identifies the HDD2D30 - Toshiba 100GB 5400RPM 16MB Cache SATA 7-Pin 2.5-inch Laptop Hard Drive, an enterprise-grade Laptop Hard Drive unit appropriate for data-center, server-room, and workstation deployment. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of SATA, connector of 7-pin, cache of 16MB. 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 supplies the HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30 is a Toshiba laptop hard drive component with spindle speed 5,400 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the HDD2D30 for $142.15 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the HDD2D30 work with my RAID controller?
The HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30 ship?
HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30?
The HDD2D30 is a Toshiba enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 5,400 RPM and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by Toshiba. 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 HDD2D30
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 HDD2D30
Is the HDD2D30 a genuine Toshiba part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every HDD2D30 as factory-original Toshiba inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Toshiba servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the HDD2D30 work with my RAID controller?
The HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30 ship?
HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30?
New HDD2D30 units carry the full Toshiba 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 HDD2D30?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the HDD2D3 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
HDD2D30B — HDD2D30B - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $103.62
HDD2D30BZK01 — HDD2D30BZK01 - Toshiba 100GB 5400RPM SATA 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $165.80
HDD2D30C — HDD2D30C - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $154.90
HDD2D30D — HDD2D30D - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $239.20
HDD2D30F — HDD2D30F - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $143.79
HDD2D30H — HDD2D30H - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $146.98
HDD2D30P — HDD2D30P - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $139.71
HDD2D30S — HDD2D30S - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $162.79
HDD2D30T — HDD2D30T - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $224.37
HDD2D30V — HDD2D30V - Toshiba 100GB 16MB Cache 2.5-inch 5400RPM SATA 1.5GB/s Hard Disk Drive — $263.85
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 HDD2D30 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 HDD2D30 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.