Compatible hard drives for QNAP TS-128

162 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TS-128, up to 12TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

1-bay Legacy model

QNAP
162
Listed drives
106
NAS line
4
Enterprise line
52
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

12TB (2) 10TB (11) 8TB (26) 7TB (1) 6TB (33) 5TB (10) 4TB (25) 4TB & below (54)

Where to start on the TS-128

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 TS-128 compatibility list

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

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
ST12000NE0007 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000VN0007 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDWG11AAZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDWG11AEZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDWG11AUZSVA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDWG11AXZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDWG11AYZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MN06ACA10T Toshiba MN06 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VE0004 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK AI Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VE0008 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VX0004 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VX0014 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD100EFAX Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDN728080ALE604(H3IKNAS800012872SWW) HGST NAS NAS 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
MN05ACA800 Toshiba MN NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MN06ACA800 Toshiba MN06 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0021 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VE0004 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK AI Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN0002 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN0012 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN0022 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VX0002 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VX0012 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VX004 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance 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
WD80EFZX Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST7000VN0002 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 7 TB
H3IKNAS600012872SP2PK (0S03910) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
H3IKNAS600012872SP4PK (0S03890) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
H3IKNASN600012872SE (0S03941) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
H3IKNASN600012872SE2PK (0S03943) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
H3IKNASN600012872SE4PK (0S03945) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDN724060ALE640 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDN726060ALE610 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDN726060ALE614(H3IKNAS600012872SWW) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG160AZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG160EZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG160UZSVA(Bulk) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG160XZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG160YZSTA Toshiba N300 NAS 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
MN05ACA600 Toshiba MN NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MN06ACA600 Toshiba MN06 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0021 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0023 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0003 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0021 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0031 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0031 (Rescue Recovery) Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0033 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0041 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFRX_MYMN1 (NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
H3IKNAS500012872SP2PK (0S03906) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
H3IKNAS500012872SP4PK (0S03886) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
H3IKNASN500012872SE (0S03940) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
H3IKNASN500012872SE2PK (0S03942) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
H3IKNASN500012872SE4PK (0S03944) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HDN724050ALE640 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HDN726050ALE610 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
MD04ABA500V Toshiba Surveillance MD04-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
WD50EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
WD50PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
H3IKNAS40003272SE2PK (0S03903) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
H3IKNAS40003272SE4PK (0S03678) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
H3IKNAS40003272SN HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
H3IKNAS40003272SN4PK (0S03677) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
H3IKNAS40003272SP2PK (0S03902) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDN724040ALE640 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDN726040ALE610 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDN726040ALE614(H3IKNAS400012872SWW) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWQ140AZSTA (MN04ACA400) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWQ140EZSTA (MN04ACA400) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWQ140UZSVA (MN04ACA400) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWQ140XZSTA (MN04ACA400) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWQ140YZSTA (MN04ACA400) Toshiba N300 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MD03ACA400V Toshiba Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MD04ABA400V Toshiba Surveillance MD04-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MN04ACA400 Toshiba MN NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS 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
ST4000VN008 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VX000 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VX002 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VX007 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
DT01ABA300V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
DT01ACA300 Toshiba Consumer DT01 Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
H3IKNAS30003272SE2PK (0S03899) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
H3IKNAS30003272SE4PK (0S03674) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
H3IKNAS30003272SN HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
H3IKNAS30003272SN4PK (0S03673) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
H3IKNAS30003272SP2PK (0S03898) HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDN724030ALE640 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDN726030ALE610 HGST NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDWD130AZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDWD130EZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDWD130UZSVA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HDWD130XZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
MD03ACA300V Toshiba Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN000 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN002 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN007 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX000 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX002 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
WD30PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
DT01ABA200V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
DT01ACA200 Toshiba Consumer DT01 Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HDWD120AZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HDWD120EZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HDWD120UZSVA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HDWD120XZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MD03ACA200V Toshiba Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN000 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN001 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VX000 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
DT01ABA100V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
DT01ACA100 Toshiba Consumer DT01 Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
HDWD110AZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
HDWD110EZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
HDWD110UZSVA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
HDWD110XZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other 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
ST1000VX000 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
DT01ABA050V Toshiba Surveillance DT01-V Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
DT01ACA050 Toshiba Consumer DT01 Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
HDWD105AZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
HDWD105EZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
HDWD105UZSVA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
HDWD105XZSTA Toshiba Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB
WD05PURX Western Digital Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB

Going big on the TS-128?

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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