Toshiba

6.0TB MD04ACA Series SATA Interface Hard Disk Drive

3.5-Inch | SATA 6.0Gb/s | 7200RPM | 128MB Cache

Energy-efficient Storage for
Power-friendly PCs

One Terabyte Per Platter Technology

Toshiba's 7200 RPM 3.5-inch (8.9cm) HDD series (formerly HGST Deskstar™) is optimized for use in power-friendly consumer and commercial desktop computers, gaming PCs and external HDDs. The MD04ACA series offers up to 6 TB capacity and uses Advanced Format and leverages a best-in-class power management technology.

Power-efficient Performance

In addition, this desktop drive provides up to 16% idle power savings over the previous model. The SATA 6.0Gb/s interface drives deliver 7200 RPM performance. These HDDs are designed to allow manufacturers to leverage the benefits of the latest components and operating systems to deliver high-performance, high-capacity, power-efficient systems.

Advanced Format Technology

Advanced formatting optimizes hard drives to take advantage of the capabilities of newer operating systems. This capability enables hard disk drive manufacturers the ability to design larger capacity hard drives, now and into the future.

Note: This 6.0TB HDD utilizes a new standardized mounting screw pattern that is not compatible with older Mac Pro models. In a Mac Pro tower, the drive can be installed in an empty optical drive bay using an OWC Hard Drive Bracket, OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2009/10/12 Mac Pro, or an OWC Multi-Mount Bracket for 2006/07/08 Mac Pro.

Highlights

Halogen-free design and power-efficient operation
Low power consumption
SATA 6Gb/s interface for optimal performance
Advanced Format 512e
Warranty Safe Upgrade.
2 Year Toshiba Limited Warranty

Applications

Desktop or all-in-one PCs
Home servers
PC-based gaming systems
Desktop RAID
Direct-attached external storage devices (DAS)
Network-attached storage devices (NAS)

This product is compatible with...Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.2GHz

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.8GHz, 3.2GHz

Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz

Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2008)

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacPro3,1

2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz

Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2008)

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacPro3,1

2.8GHz

Mac Pro 8-core (Early 2007)

(April, 2007)

Model ID: MacPro2,1

3.0GHz

Mac Pro 4-core (Mid 2006)

(August, 2006)

Model ID: MacPro1,1

2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz

Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)

(October, 2005)

Model ID: PowerMac11,2

2.0GHz, 2.3GHz, dual 2.5GHz

Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

(April, 2005)

Model ID: PowerMac7,2

dual 2.0GHz

Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

(April, 2005)

Model ID: PowerMac7,3

dual 2.3GHz, dual 2.7GHz

Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)

(October, 2004)

Model ID: PowerMac9,1

1.8GHz

Power Mac G5 (June 2004)

(June, 2004)

Model ID: PowerMac7,3

dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.5GHz

Power Mac G5

(June, 2003)

Model ID: PowerMac7,2

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz

iMac (27-inch Late 2013)

(September, 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,2

2.9GHz i5, 3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

NOT COMPATIBLE
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013)

(September, 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,1; iMac14,3

2.7GHz i5, 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7

iMac (27-inch Late 2012)

(November, 2012)

Model ID: iMac13,2

2.9GHz i5, 3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

NOT COMPATIBLE
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2012)

(November, 2012)

Model ID: iMac13,1

2.7GHz i5, 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2011)

(August, 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,1

3.1GHz i3

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011)

(May, 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,2

2.7GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)

(May, 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,1

2.5GHz i5, 2.7GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,3

2.8GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,2

3.06GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (27-inch Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: iMac10,1

3.06GHz, 3.33GHz

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (27-inch Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: iMac11,1

2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: iMac10,1

3.06GHz, 3.33GHz

Requires OWC Digital Thermal Sensor Kit

iMac (24-inch Mid 2009)

(April, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.0GHz

iMac (24-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz

iMac (20-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.66GHz

iMac (24-inch Early 2008)

(April, 2008)

Model ID: iMac8,1

2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

iMac (20-inch Early 2008)

(April, 2008)

Model ID: iMac8,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz

iMac (24-inch Mid 2007)

(August, 2007)

Model ID: iMac7,1

2.4GHz, 2.8GHz

iMac (20-inch Mid 2007)

(August, 2007)

Model ID: iMac7,1

2.0GHz, 2.4GHz

iMac (24-inch Late 2006)

(September, 2006)

Model ID: iMac6,1

2.16GHz, 2.33GHz

iMac (20-inch Late 2006)

(September, 2006)

Model ID: iMac5,1

2.16GHz, 2.33GHz

iMac (17-inch Late 2006)

(September, 2006)

Model ID: iMac5,1

2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

iMac (17-inch Late 2006)

(September, 2006)

Model ID: iMac5,2

1.83GHz