NAS Drive Compatibility

Seagate IronWolf Pro 2TB

NAS HDD

Part number ST2000NE001 · IronWolf Pro series · SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III). If your machine is listed below, this drive is officially supported — not a forum workaround.

IronWolf ProNAS HARD DRIVE3.5" SATA HDDSEAGATE

Part of the Seagate IronWolf Pro series →

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209
Compatible NAS models
0 Syn · 209 QNAP · 0 Asus · 0 TM
By vendor
2 TB
Listed capacity
Seagate
Manufacturer
NAS Pro tier
Product line (manufacturer rating)
7200
Spindle speed (RPM)
CMR
Recording
256 MB
Cache
300 TB
Rated workload / year

Specifications are the manufacturer's published ratings for this product series; verify the exact part number before purchase.

Strong pick as a cold copy

Rated CMR (conventional magnetic recording) — the right recording type for a large cold copy. CMR keeps a full-library backup pass fast even at 16–24 TB, which is the whole point of the offline slot in a 3-2-1 plan: rotate two drives monthly, keep one powered off, and the backup tooling (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup, HBS 3) does the scheduling. Full rule and vendor tool table: 3-2-1 for NAS.

Compatibility verdict

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 209 machines and series — 209 QNAP. This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. Its series rating is on file as CMR (conventional) — what RAID rebuilds and full-library copies want.

Compatible NAS models

QNAP REXP-1210U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP REXP-1220U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP REXP-1610U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP REXP-1620U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TDS-16489U See its full HCL → QNAP TDS-16489U R2 QES See its full HCL → QNAP TDS-16489U R2 QTS See its full HCL → QNAP TES-1885U QES See its full HCL → QNAP TES-1885U QTS See its full HCL → QNAP TL-R1220Sep-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TL-R1620Sep-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TR-002 See its full HCL → QNAP TR-004 See its full HCL → QNAP TR-004U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1231XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1231XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232PXU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1232XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1253BU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1253BU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1253DU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1253U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1253U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1263U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1263U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1263XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1263XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1273AU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1273U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1277 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1277XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1283XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-131K See its full HCL → QNAP TS-131P See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1635 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1635AX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1673AU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1673U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1677X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1677XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1683XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-1685 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-231+ See its full HCL → QNAP TS-231K See its full HCL → QNAP TS-231P See its full HCL → QNAP TS-231P2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-231P3 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-2477XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-2483XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-251+ See its full HCL → QNAP TS-251B See its full HCL → QNAP TS-253B See its full HCL → QNAP TS-253Be See its full HCL → QNAP TS-253D See its full HCL → QNAP TS-328 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-351 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431+ See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431K See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431KX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431P See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431P2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431P3 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431X2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431X3 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-431XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-432PXU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-432PXU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-432XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-432XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-451+ See its full HCL → QNAP TS-451U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453B See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453BT3 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453BU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453Be See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453D See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453DU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453DU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-453 Pro See its full HCL → QNAP TS-463U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-463U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-463XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-463XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-473 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-473A See its full HCL → QNAP TS-531P See its full HCL → QNAP TS-531X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-563 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-651 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-653B See its full HCL → QNAP TS-653D See its full HCL → QNAP TS-653 Pro See its full HCL → QNAP TS-673 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-673A See its full HCL → QNAP TS-677 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-831X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-831XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-831XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832PX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832PXU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832PXU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-832XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-851 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853BU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853BU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853DU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-853 Pro See its full HCL → QNAP TS-863U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-863U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-863XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-873 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-873A See its full HCL → QNAP TS-873AU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-873AU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-873U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-877 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-877XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-877XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-883XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-883XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-932PX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-932X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-963X See its full HCL → QNAP TS-977XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-977XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-983XU See its full HCL → QNAP TS-983XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC1080 Pro See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC1280U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC1280U R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC1680U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC1680U R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC2480U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC2480U R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC880U See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC880U R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-EC880 Pro See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h1277XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h1283XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h1677XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h1683XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h2477XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h2483XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h686 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h886 See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h973AX See its full HCL → QNAP TS-h977XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1271U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1272XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1282 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1282T See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1282T3 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1582TU See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-1672XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-463 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-471 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-471U See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-471U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-473 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-473e See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-663 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-671 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-673 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-673e See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-682 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-682T See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-863 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-863+ See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-871 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-871T See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-871U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-872XU See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-872XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-873 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-873e See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-882 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-882BR See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-882BRT3 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-882T See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-972XU See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-972XU-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1080 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1080+ See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP R2 See its full HCL → QNAP TVS-EC880 See its full HCL → QNAP TX-500P See its full HCL → QNAP TX-800P See its full HCL → QNAP UX-1200U-RP See its full HCL → QNAP UX-500P See its full HCL → QNAP UX-800P See its full HCL → QNAP UX-800U-RP See its full HCL →

Same-capacity alternatives

Other drives listed at 2 TB capacity, ranked by how many machines list them:

Western Digital WD2005VBYZ 451 machines · Gold Toshiba MG04ACA200E 416 machines · MG04ACA**** Seagate ST2000NE0015 372 machines · Enterprise NAS HDD Toshiba MG04ACA200N 357 machines · MG04ACA**** Seagate ST2000NM0033 353 machines · Constellation ES.3 Seagate ST2000NM001A 338 machines · Exos 7E8 Seagate ST2000NM0125 320 machines · Exos 7E8 Western Digital WD2005FBYZ 320 machines · Gold

Quick answers

Is the ST2000NE001 officially compatible with my NAS?

It appears on the official compatibility lists of 209 machines and series — 209 QNAP. Every machine page linked below shows the vendor's own list entry, refreshed daily.

Is the ST2000NE001 CMR or SMR?

As a Seagate IronWolf Pro drive, it is rated CMR. CMR (conventional magnetic recording) is what a RAID array wants: SMR drives slow rebuilds dramatically. See the <a href="/faq/cmr-vs-smr-nas-drives/">CMR vs SMR guide</a> for the full series table.

Is the ST2000NE001 a good NAS drive?

This is a NAS-class drive: built for 24/7 operation with vibration compensation for multi-bay enclosures — the right tier for most 1-8 bay home or small-office NAS units. Its series rating is on file as CMR (conventional) — what RAID rebuilds and full-library copies want.

Can I use the ST2000NE001 for a 3-2-1 cold backup copy?

Rated CMR (conventional magnetic recording) — the right recording type for a large cold copy. CMR keeps a full-library backup pass fast even at 16–24 TB, which is the whole point of the offline slot in a 3-2-1 plan: rotate two drives monthly, keep one powered off, and the backup tooling (Veeam, Duplicati, Hyper Backup, HBS 3) does the scheduling. Full rule and vendor tool table: 3-2-1 for NAS.

What are alternatives to the ST2000NE001?

At the same capacity, the most widely listed alternatives are Western Digital WD2005VBYZ (451 machines), Toshiba MG04ACA200E (416 machines), Seagate ST2000NE0015 (372 machines). The full ranked list is below.