Compatible hard drives for QNAP ES1686Adc
34 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the ES1686Adc, up to 26TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.
16-bay
34
Listed drives
0
NAS line
34
Enterprise line
0
SSD & surveillance
This vendor publishes its compatibility list as an advisory tested matrix — drives not on it are not firmware-blocked. Treat the list as a quality signal; off-list drives work but fall outside the tested pairing.
Capacity range on the official list
Full ES1686Adc compatibility list
Grouped by part number; Max shows the largest capacity QNAP lists. Filter by brand, line or capacity:
| Drive | Brand | Series | Line | Type | Max listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WUH722626AL5201 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 26 TB |
| WUH722626AL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 26 TB |
| 0F62802 (WUH722424AL5204) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC580 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 24 TB |
| ST24000NM007H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 24 TB |
| WUH722624AL5201 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 24 TB |
| WUH722624AL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 24 TB |
| 0F62791 (WUH722422AL5204) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC580 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 22 TB |
| ST18000NM004J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SAS 12Gb/s | 18 TB |
| ST16000NM004J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SAS 12Gb/s | 16 TB |
| ST14000NM004J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SAS 12Gb/s | 14 TB |
| HUH721212AL5200 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC520 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 12 TB |
| ST12000NM004J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SAS 12Gb/s | 12 TB |
| ST10000NM013G | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM018B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM020B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM022B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM024B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| WUS721010AL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC330 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 10 TB |
| ST8000NM018B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 8 TB |
| ST8000NM020B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 8 TB |
| ST8000NM022B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 8 TB |
| ST8000NM024B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 8 TB |
| HUS726T6TAL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC310 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 6 TB |
| ST6000NM020B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 6 TB |
| ST6000NM022B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 6 TB |
| ST6000NM024B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 6 TB |
| ST6000NM026B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 6 TB |
| HUS726T4TAL5204 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC310 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 4 TB |
| ST4000NM025B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 4 TB |
| ST4000NM027B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 4 TB |
| ST4000NM029B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 4 TB |
| ST4000NM031B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 4 TB |
| ST2000NM018B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 2 TB |
| ST2000NM020B | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | NL-SAS 12Gb/s | 2 TB |
Going big on the ES1686Adc?
At the top of the capacity range only enterprise lines are listed. They are built for sustained 7200RPM writes and 24/7 RAID duty — the right choice for a full-bay build:
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