Compatible hard drives for QNAP HS-453DX

183 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the HS-453DX, up to 24TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

4-bay Legacy model

QNAP
183
Listed drives
86
NAS line
67
Enterprise line
30
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

24TB (6) 22TB (3) 20TB (18) 18TB (10) 16TB (6) 14TB (6) 12TB (11) 12TB & below (123)

Where to start on the HS-453DX

For a home or small-office workload, the NAS lines below balance sustained writes and RAID-rebuild tolerance. Enterprise speed is only worth paying for in full-bay builds:

Full HS-453DX compatibility list

Grouped by part number; Max shows the largest capacity QNAP lists. Filter by brand, line or capacity:

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
0F62795 (WUH722424ALE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC580 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
0F62796 (WUH722424ALE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC580 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
ST24000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
WD240KFGX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
WD241KRYZ Western Digital Consumer Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
WD241VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
0F62784 (WUH722422ALE6L1) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC580 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
0F62785 (WUH722422ALE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC580 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
MG10AFA22TE Toshiba MG10F Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
HDEB00SGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00TGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AAZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AAZSTB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AEZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AEZSTB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AUZSVA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AUZSVB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AXZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AXZSTB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AYZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDWG62AYZSTB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MN10ACA20T Toshiba MN10 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NE000-3G5101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NT001-3LT101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00UGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEB00VGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ10GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ20GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG09ACA18TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG09ACA18TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST18000NE000-3G6101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST18000VN000-2YV101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ11GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
HDEPZ21GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG09ACA16TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG09ACA16TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000VN001-2YU101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
HDEPZ12GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
HDEPZ22GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG09ACA14TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG09ACA14TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000VN0008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000VN0008-2YT101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
HDEPZ13GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDEPZ23GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG09ACA12TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG09ACA12TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000VN0007 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000VN0008-2YS101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121EJRX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD12EVRX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDEPZ14GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDEPZ24GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MD06ACA10TV Toshiba Surveillance MD06-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MG09ACA10TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MG09ACA10TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NE000-3AP101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM021H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NT001-3LY101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN000-3AK101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN0004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN0014 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD100EFAX Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD100PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD101PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
0B47078 (WUS721208BLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA340 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDEJX14GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDEJX24GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG180AZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG180EZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG180UZSVA(Bulk) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG180XZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG180YZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWN180AZSTA (MN05ACA800) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWN180EZSTA (MN05ACA800) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWN180UZSVA (MN05ACA800) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWN180XZSTA (MN05ACA800) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWN180YZSTA (MN05ACA800) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MD06ACA800V Toshiba Surveillance MD06-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800A Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800E Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800EY Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MN05ACA800 Toshiba MN NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MN06ACA800 Toshiba MN06 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE001-3CT101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NT001-3LZ101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN0004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN002-2ZM188 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN004-3CP101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN007-3JG188 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8005FFBX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8005FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD81PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
0B47077 (WUS721206BLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA340 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDEJX11GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDEJX21GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWN160AZSTA (MN05ACA600) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWN160EZSTA (MN05ACA600) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWN160UZSVA (MN05ACA600) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWN160XZSTA (MN05ACA600) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWN160YZSTA (MN05ACA600) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MD06ACA600V Toshiba Surveillance MD06-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600A Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600E Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600EY Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MN05ACA600 Toshiba MN NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE000-3CS101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0023 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NT001-3M1101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0003 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0033 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN006-2ZM186 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN007​-3JG186 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VX001 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6004FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6005FFBX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFZX-68B3FN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD50EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
0B47076 (WUS721204BLE6L4) Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA340 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDEJX02GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDEJX12GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDEJX22GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400A Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400E Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400N Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE001-3CR101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NT001-3M2101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN000 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN003 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN006-3CW104 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN013​-3JF104 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4004FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4005FFBX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
DT01ABA300V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN006-3CW10G Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN007 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN011​-3JF10G Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX006 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX009 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX010 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD30EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD30PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
DT01ABA200V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NT001-3M3101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN003-3CW102 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN009​-3JF102 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VX003 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VX005 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VX008 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFPX-68C4TN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
DT01ABA100V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN000 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN001 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN002 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN008-3CW10C Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN009​-3JF10C Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VX001 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VX005 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10EFPX-68C4TN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD05PURZ Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB

Going big on the HS-453DX?

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:

Security: QNAP security: DeadBolt history & lockdown — eCh0raix → Qlocker → DeadBolt — what changed.