HPE 14TB SATA 6G 7.2K RPM LFF 3.5" HDD Business Critical | WD HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 | MB014000GWUDA | WUH721414ALE604 | P07007-001

The HPE 14TB SATA 6G Business Critical Hard Drive delivers enterprise-class capacity, reliability, and performance for modern data center, server, storage, and backup environments. Built around the proven Western Digital HGST Ultrastar DC HC530 platform, this helium-sealed 14TB drive is engineered for 24x7 operation, cloud-scale storage, virtualization, surveillance, backup repositories, and mission-critical workloads.

Featuring Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR), a 7200 RPM spindle speed, a 512MB cache, and a SATA 6Gb/s interface, this drive provides dependable performance and seamless integration into HPE and third-party storage infrastructures.

Compatible with a wide range of HPE ProLiant servers, Apollo systems, MSA storage arrays, and standard SATA storage platforms, this drive delivers exceptional storage density, industry-leading reliability, and low power consumption through Western Digital's HelioSeal technology.

• 14TB Enterprise-Class Storage Capacity
• SATA III 6Gb/s Interface
• 7200 RPM Spindle Speed
• Large 512MB Cache Buffer
• 3.5" Large Form Factor (LFF)
• Helium-Sealed HelioSeal Technology
• Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR)
• Advanced 512e Sector Format
• Business Critical / Midline Enterprise Storage
• Up to 267 MB/s Sustained Transfer Rate
• 2.5 Million Hour MTBF Rating
• 550TB Annual Workload Rating
• Rotational Vibration Protection Technology
• Digitally Signed Firmware Security
• Hot-Plug / Hot-Swap Support (Carrier Dependent)

Manufacturer: HPE / Western Digital (HGST)

Drive Family: Ultrastar DC HC530

Manufacturer Model: WUH721414ALE604

HPE Model: MB014000GWUDA

Capacity: 14TB

Form Factor: 3.5" LFF

Interface: SATA 6Gb/s

Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM

Cache: 512MB

Recording Technology: CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)

Sector Format: 512e Advanced Format

Enclosure Type: Helium-Sealed (HelioSeal)

MTBF: 2.5 Million Hours

Workload Rating: 550TB/Year

Average Latency: 4.16 ms

Typical Seek Time: 7.7 ms

Maximum Transfer Rate: Up to 267 MB/s

Power Consumption: Approx. 4.9W Idle / 8.5W Active

Hot-Plug Support: Yes (Carrier Dependent)

This drive may be found under various HPE option, spare, assembly, and manufacturing part numbers including:

• MB014000GWUDA
• WUH721414ALE604
• 0F31158
• 0F31051
• P07007-001
• P01112-001
• P11185-001
• P09163-B21
• P09165-B21
• P11519-001
• P13252-001
• P09161-B21
• R0Q62A
• R3U73A
• MB014000GWRTN
• MB014000GWTFF
• MB014000GWZGV
• MB014000GXUCD

All part numbers reference the same HC530 14TB storage platform, differing primarily in carrier type, firmware branding, manufacturing batch, or deployment package.

HPE ProLiant Gen9 / Gen10 / Gen10 Plus

• DL20
• DL160
• DL180
• DL360
• DL380
• DL385
• DL560
• DL580
• ML30
• ML110
• ML350
• MicroServer Gen10
• MicroServer Gen10 Plus

HPE Apollo Systems

• Apollo 4200
• Apollo 4510
• Apollo 4530

HPE Synergy Platforms

• Synergy 480
• Synergy 660

HPE MSA Storage Arrays

• MSA 1040
• MSA 1050
• MSA 1060
• MSA 2040
• MSA 2050
• MSA 2060
• MSA 2062

Compatibility depends on installed carrier type, server generation, backplane configuration, and controller support.

Supported by HPE Smart Array controllers including:

• E208i-a
• E208i-p
• E208e-p
• P408i-a
• P408i-p
• P408e-p
• P816i-a
• H240
• H241
• P440
• P440ar
• P441
• P840
• P840ar
• S100i Software RAID

Also compatible with:

Broadcom / LSI MegaRAID Controllers

• 9300 Series
• 9400 Series
• 9500 Series

Controllers must support drives larger than 2TB and 512e Advanced Format sector emulation.

Once removed from the HPE carrier, the underlying Ultrastar DC HC530 SATA drive can be used in many third-party server and storage platforms.

Dell PowerEdge

• R340
• R440
• R540
• R640
• R740
• R740xd
• R750
• T440
• T640

Lenovo ThinkSystem

• SR550
• SR570
• SR590
• SR630
• SR650
• ST550

Cisco UCS

• C220 M4 / M5 / M6
• C240 M4 / M5 / M6
• S3260

Supermicro

• SC836
• SC846
• SC847
• 2029 Series
• 6029 Series
• 6049 Series

NAS & Storage Platforms

• Synology SA Series
• Synology XS+ Series
• QNAP Enterprise NAS
• TrueNAS Core
• TrueNAS SCALE
• Asustor Rackmount Systems
• Supermicro JBOD Enclosures

Standard SATA compatibility may require the correct drive tray, carrier, or caddy for non-HPE systems.

The following enterprise drives are commonly used as direct alternatives:

• Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530 WUH721414ALE604
• WD Ultrastar HC530 0F31158
• Seagate Exos X16 ST14000NM001G
• Seagate Exos X18 ST14000NM000J
• Toshiba MG07ACA14TE
• Toshiba MG08ACA14TE

These models offer comparable enterprise-grade performance, reliability, workload ratings, and storage capacity.

• Supports GPT partitioning for full 14TB capacity.
• MBR partition tables are limited to approximately 2.2TB.
• SATA and SAS drives should not be mixed within the same RAID array.
• Supports SATA Power Disable (PWDIS) functionality.
• Some legacy servers, workstations, and desktop systems may require a compatible backplane or SATA power adapter.
• Hot-swap functionality depends on the carrier and server platform used.

• Enterprise Servers
• Data Centers
• Cloud Storage Infrastructure
• Virtualization Platforms
• Backup and Archive Storage
• Object Storage Solutions
• Video Surveillance Storage
• Big Data Analytics
• NAS Deployments
• SAN Infrastructure
• Scale-Out Storage Environments

The HPE MB014000GWUDA / WUH721414ALE604 Ultrastar DC HC530 combines enterprise reliability, massive 14TB capacity, helium-sealed efficiency, and proven HGST engineering, making it an excellent solution for high-capacity business-critical storage deployments.