Question 1

What kind of cable does this need? It doesn't seem have normal sata data and power ports

Accepted Answer

It uses a SAS connector, I actually bought this drive by mistake and discovered this fact. While you can connect a sata drive to a SAS backplane, you can not connect a SAS drive to a SATA backplane.

Question 2

does it have encryption?

Accepted Answer

No.  Like most hard drives, there is no built-in encryption.  That instead is a feature of the operating system you use, such as BitLocker under Windows.

Question 3

Which specific servers (e.g. model number / part number)  will this hard drive be compatible with?

Accepted Answer

The list of compatible hardware would be quite large.  In my case, it's connected to a Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8, and works beautifully.

Question 4

Are these original, OEM new, or refurbished?

Accepted Answer

I wouldn't trust these drives and they usually come with NO warranty as they were meant to be installed in computers by OEM's, not consumers and end users.

Question 5

Do these come with a 3 year or 1 year warranty? It says two different things on the page.

Accepted Answer

According to the Seagate site, 5 years.  This site won't let me include the include the URL to the datasheet, but some googling should reveal it to you.

Brand	Seagate
Series	Constellation ES
Model	ST32000444SS
Packaging	Bare Drive

Interface	SAS 6Gb/s
Capacity	2TB
RPM	7200 RPM
Cache	16MB
Average Latency	4.16ms

Features	SAS Drives are not compatabile with Desktop PC, Erased (DoD 5220.22 M Compliant) and tested good (Not formatted, partitioned, or allocated). Sold as used and in working condition. The drive health will be no lower than 90%. There may be writing or markings on the drive or the drive may vary slightly (color and/or label may differ) from picture but the model numbers will be the same.
Usage	Ideal for Servers

Seagate Constellation ES ST32000444SS 2TB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive

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