Compatible hard drives for QNAP TS-h966TX
129 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TS-h966TX, up to 32TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.
9-bay
Intel Core i3 6-core processor · 8 GB SODIMM DDR5 · max 64GB (2 x 32GB)
| CPU | Intel Core i3 6-core processor, up to 4.4 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit x86 |
| Memory (as shipped) | 8 GB SODIMM DDR5 |
| Maximum memory | 64GB (2 x 32GB) |
| Drive bays | 5 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s + 4 x 2.5-inch U.2 PCIe NVMe slots |
129
Listed drives
34
NAS line
95
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
Where to start on the TS-h966TX
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:
- Seagate IronWolf Pro — listed in 32TB price
- Seagate IronWolf Pro — listed in 30TB price
- Seagate IronWolf Pro — listed in 30TB price
- Seagate IronWolf Pro — listed in 28TB price
Full TS-h966TX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST32000NT000 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 32 TB |
| ST30000NM004K | Seagate | EXOS M | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 30 TB |
| ST30000NT011 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 30 TB |
| ST30000NT011 (3V2103-500) | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 30 TB |
| ST28000NT000 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 28 TB |
| WD261KRYZ | Western Digital | WD GOLD | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 26 TB |
| WUH722626ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 26 TB |
| WUH722626ALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 26 TB |
| 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 |
| 0F65642 (WUH722624ALE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| 0F65684 (WUH722624ALE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC590 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| MG11ACA24TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 24 TB |
| ST24000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| ST24000NT031 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| ST24000NT031 (3RK103-500) | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| ST24000NT031 (3UH103-500) | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| WD242KRYZ | Western Digital | WD 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 |
| MG11ACA22TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 22 TB |
| 0B48719 (WUH722020CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| 0B48724 (WUH722020CLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| HDEB00SGEA51 | Toshiba | MG10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| HDEB00TGEA51 | Toshiba | MG10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| HDEB00UGEA51 | Toshiba | MG10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| HDEB00VGEA51 | Toshiba | MG10 | Enterprise | 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 |
| MG11ACA20TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 20 TB |
| ST20000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| WD203KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold Enterprise | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| 0B48718 (WUH722018CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| 0B48723 (WUH722018CLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | 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 |
| MG11ACA18TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 18 TB |
| ST18000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WD181KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WD181KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold Enterprise | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WD181VRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WUH721818ALE6L0 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WUH721818ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| WUH721818ALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| 0B48717 (WUH722016CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| 0B48722 (WUH722016CLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 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 |
| MG11ACA16TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 16 TB |
| ST16000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| ST16000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| ST16000VN001-3MG101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WD161KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WD161KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold Enterprise | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WD161VRYZ | Western Digital | Surveillance Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WUH721814ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WUH721816ALE6L0 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WUH721816ALE6L1 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| WUH721816ALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| 0B48716 (WUH722014CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| 0B48721 (WUH722014CLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 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 |
| MG11ACA14TE | Toshiba | MG11 Series | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s | 14 TB |
| ST14000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WD142KRYZ | Western Digital | Surveillance Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WD142KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold Enterprise | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WD142VRYZ | Western Digital | Surveillance Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WUH721814ALE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC550 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| 0B47063 (WUS721212BLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HA340 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| 0B48715 (WUH722012CLE6L1) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 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 |
| ST12000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| ST12000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| ST12000VN0008-3MH101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| WD120EFGX-68CPHN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s | 12 TB |
| WD122KFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| WD122KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| WUH722012CLE6L4 | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HC555 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| 0B47062 (WUS721210BLE6L4) | Western Digital | Ultrastar DC HA340 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| HDEPZ14GEA51 | Toshiba | MG | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| HDEPZ24GEA51 | Toshiba | MG | Enterprise | 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 |
| MG10ADA10TE | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM018G-3CD103 | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM021H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000VN000-3AK101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| WD100EFGX-68CPLN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s | 10 TB |
| WD103KFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| WD103KRYZ | Western Digital | Gold | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| MG10ADA800E | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | 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 |
| WD80EFPX | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| MG10ADA600E | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | 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 |
| WD6005FFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| WD60EFPX-68C5ZN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| MG10ADA400E | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| MG10ADA400N | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| ST4000VN006-3CW104 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| ST4000VN013-3JF104 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| WD4005FFBX | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| WD40EFZZ | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| ST3000VN011-3JF10G | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 3 TB |
| WD30EFPX-68C6CN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 3 TB |
| MG10ADA200E | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 2 TB |
| MG10ADA200N | Toshiba | MG10-D | 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 |
| MG10ADA100N | Toshiba | MG10-D | Enterprise | 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 |
Going big on the TS-h966TX?
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.