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product_id: 25628742
title: "(Old Model) Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5\" Internal Bare Drive ST8000DM002"
brand: "seagate"
price: "€ 400.90"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 7
url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/25628742-old-model-seagate-8tb-desktop-hdd-sata-6gb-s-ncq
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# 7200 RPM high-speed spin 8TB massive storage SATA 6Gb/s ultra-fast interface (Old Model) Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare Drive ST8000DM002

**Brand:** seagate
**Price:** € 400.90
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💾 Unlock desktop power with storage that keeps up with your ambition!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** (Old Model) Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare Drive ST8000DM002 by seagate
- **How much does it cost?** € 400.90 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/25628742-old-model-seagate-8tb-desktop-hdd-sata-6gb-s-ncq)

## Best For

- seagate enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted seagate brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **256MB Cache Boost:** Smooth performance with enhanced data buffering.
- • **Massive 8TB Capacity:** Store your entire digital life without compromise.
- • **SATA 6Gb/s Interface:** Optimized for lightning-fast data transfer rates.
- • **Blazing 7200 RPM Speed:** Experience rapid data access and seamless multitasking.
- • **Trusted Seagate Reliability:** 30 years of proven desktop drive excellence.

## Overview

The Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD ST8000DM002 is a high-capacity 3.5-inch internal hard drive featuring a fast 7200 RPM spindle speed, a large 256MB cache, and a SATA 6Gb/s interface. Designed for desktop PCs, it offers reliable, high-performance storage backed by Seagate’s 30 years of trusted technology, perfect for professionals needing ample, speedy, and dependable data storage.

## Description

8TB 7200RPM 256MB cache 3.5 Desktop SATA

## Features

- 8TB 3.5" Desktop SATA 7200RPM
- 8TB Desktop SATA 6Gb s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200RPM 256MB Cache, SINGLE PACK
- Desktop Hard Drives To Help Lower Costs
- The one drive for every desktop system need, supported by 30 years of trusted performance, reliability and simplicity.
- Store as much desktop data as you need with multiple capacities up to 8TB
- Store data faster with SATA 6Gb/s interface that optimizes burst performance
- Rest easy knowing your drive delivers dependable performance with Seagate AcuTrac servo technology
- Have confidence with safe, fast and easy drive retirement provided
- 8TB 3.5" Desktop SATA 7200RPM8TB Desktop SATA 6Gb s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200RPM 256MB Cache, SINGLE PACK
- Seagate ST8000DM002

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Hard Drive | 8 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Brand | Seagate |
| Series | Desktop HDD |
| Item model number | 4374973 |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Weight | 1.72 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Item Dimensions  LxWxH | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Flash Memory Size | 8 TB |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Power Source | DC (Desktop Power Supply) |
| Manufacturer | SEAGATE |
| ASIN | B019OSCLH8 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | October 21, 2017 |

## Product Details

- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 8 TB
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA-600
- **Connectivity Technology:** SATA
- **Brand:** Seagate
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Hard Disk Size:** 8 TB

## Images

![(Old Model) Seagate 8TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256MB Cache 7200 RPM 3.5" Internal Bare Drive ST8000DM002 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61q0qBd8qKL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: what is bare drive?**
A: I am sorry if I didn't get your question correctly but If you mean what does "bare drive" mean, in means that it's the drive only. You have to put it in your PC Case and connect the cables. bare drive vs. external drives which come with a case and you connect them usually through a USB cable. If you mean the capacity I got the 2 gig version = 1.8 gb

**Q: Do these come with SATA III cables to connect to your motherboard or do you have to purchase those separately?**
A: **Note** There is no distinction between SATA I/II/III cables. Any SATA cable (quality, not junk) will work with all 3 standards, just as fast: http://www.serialata.org/documents/SATA-6Gbs-Fast-Just-Got-Faster.pdf

**Q: how do you get it to boot or install a OS on it when it says**
A: With the drive installed and a SATA line plugged in along with the power connector you then turn the power on.  As the machine powers up you will be given the opportunity to get into the BIO's by hitting the DEL key.  Once there make sure that the drive is recognized by the BIO's and that you have made the changes to date and time and that you DVD/CD player/recorder is recognized.  Place your WINDOWS or LINEX operating system disk in your DVD/CD then follow the directions.  The operating system disk will format your hard drive.  PS don't forget to set the BOOT order so that your system will boot off of the DVD/CD drive.  Set your hard drive as second boot device.  Once the operating system is installed power down and then back up so that you can reset the hard drive to 1st device to boot from and the DVD/CD to 2nd boot device.

**Q: It's pictured without a cover to somewhat seal the hard drive discs. Does it come with the cover?**
A: The hard drives arrive fully enclosed and ready to use. Not sure why the photo is posted the way it is, however you will have no issues.Hope this helps.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ALL WORK LIKE A CHAMP WITH MY SETUP
  

*by W***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012*

This hard drive works like a champ with my setup. NO glitches.  It's a BARE drive so no manual, no screws for install and no software.  Really, all you need are screws or a screwless bay.  So save the money and get a bare drive and download whatever drivers or Seagate software you need before installing. This starts up anyway using Win 7 drivers.  To Partition and Format the drive:  Use Windows 7 Control Panel > Administration > Computer Management > Disk Management Utility to Partition and Format as you want. Instructions for partitioning/formatting are all over the web, but I use the ones from Windows Knowledge base on the Microsoft Website.  Very clear. Also -- using the cache for performance settings.At the recommendation of others, I did a full format (vs quick format) after partitioning - no errors / bad sectors on any of the drives. This takes a LOT longer with 1TB and 2TB drives than the quick format option, but it thoroughly checks the drives so you know what you've got (or not got) up front. Figure a couple hours for 2TB drives or thereabouts.Before purchasing any of the Hard Drives for my new build, I thoroughly read all the reviews.  This is the third of 3 Seagate 3.5" Bare Drives I've installed in my HAF X case. The Other Two are Seagate Barracuda "XT's" -- 2TB.  All work great. While I "wanted" solid state drives, they are not practical from a cost standpoint for me because I do Video Editing and need so much hard drive space. Even 3TB isn't near enough yet.  I decided to stick with one vendor -- and it was Seagate vs Western Digital for the internal hard drives for performance and reliability reasons, and because of the warranty periods. I've had both types of internal drives in the past. Only the Western Digital gave out, but that was also after a long time and heavy use. Not intended as a slam. Both brands are probably fine.  Still the Barracuda XT's especially outperform the WD Caviar Blacks for the type of programs I run.I have installed and briefly read through all the Seagate software, but have taken it (and all other bloatware & unnecessary starup files) out of my startup sequence, which makes for very fast POST and Windows bootup of ~ 8 seconds on my Asus P8Z68-VPRO/Gen 3 motherboard/I72600K CPU. (That boot time is off the Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT boot drive with 64MB cache with NO overclocking.) Still, may use re-enable Seagate Tools software for backups vs Win7 and some of the other features that software offers. Very pleased so far with performance, speed, temps of these drives, and they are NOT noisy at all. In fact, very quiet.Last -- this 1TB drive is for a 6.0Gb/s SATA port, but just FYI -- it's backwards compatible with 3.0 Gb/s SATA ports and cables. I installed this drive on a 3.0 Gb/s SATA port using a 6.0Gb/s cable (only kind of SATA data cable I purchased) and it works just fine. That 3.0 Gb/s SATA "port speed" is really faster anyway than what any spinning hard drive can accomplish anyway and I've already used my two Z68 6.0 Gb/s SATA ports for the 2TB Barracuda XT's. Avoided using the Marvel 6.0 Gb/s controller SATA ports on the Mobo. Using the Z68 SATA ports instead -- too many people having problems with using both controllers at the same time, especially if they have a RAID setup (I don't).  3.0Gb/s connection is fast enough for now but by purchasing the 6.0Gb/s drives, may have some future capability compatibility at a minimum markup now.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Works great, very quiet but not made in Thailand!
  

*by G***G on Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2012*

I bought 2 of these 3TB Seagate drives with the intent of populating my Synology DiskStation 2-Bay DS212j. I was using a pair of WD 1TB Caviar Black drives in a Raid 1 configuration. I was simply running low on room and opted to make a jump to 3TB in Raid 1. I chose these Seagates which were stocked and fulfilled by Amazon. More on that later.I was opening the anti-stat bags and noticed the prominent sticker "The Content is Made in China". Well that was a surprise. I wasn't aware of countries other than Malaysia and Thailand. I just flipped it over a couple of times to check the drive out and verify that yes, the label confirmed what the wrapper stated. Other than that, the drive looks much like any other hard drive.I followed the Synology Raid capacity increase procedure and within a couple of hours, both drives were installed and running. Moment of truth when I examined the system information and verified that yes, the system now had 3TB of storage. That upgrade went smoothly. Thanks Synology!Now for the packaging. I've ordered quite a few drives in the past but usually from a well known online competitor. Problem is that I don't think they are quite up to par with their shipping and packaging - namely protecting the drive in shipment. It is typically wrapped in bubble wrap and the open space filled with crumpled heavy brown paper. When the drive gets to me, one side of the bubble wrap is completely flattened which indicates pretty rough handling and the drive's cushioning failing. Western Digital had an interesting way of shipping their RMA drives from quite a few years back. The drive is suspended at each of the narrow ends by sliding it into a form fit piece of flexible plastic and then placing it into a box sized to body of the the plastic suspension holders. What this does is protect the drive in all directions and withstands and cushions against all but the most abusive impacts.I was excited to say that these drives (and two Western Digital drives in the same order) were packaged in this manner. Two thumbs up for Amazon and their packaging! All 4 drives are up and running. So, no DOA from shipment and no premature failures. So, if it makes a difference to you, I recommend that if available, select the stocked and fulfilled by Amazon as chances are they will use this packing technique for their bulk OEM drives.The Seagates run extremely quietly and no hotter than the previous WD or the ones in my 4 bay unit. Fast, cool, quiet, working and yes, made in China. Still, I can't knock it as it works just fine in a Raid 1 configuration.I give this product 5 stars and Amazon 2 thumbs up for listening to customers and responding in a way to lower the chances of a DOA drive.Thanks Seagate and Amazon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Good value
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in Canada on December 27, 2023*

Drives worked perfect great value for older models. Won't keep up too NV2 PCIe drives but a word doc won't care.

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