Compatible hard drives for QNAP REXP-1000 Pro

187 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the REXP-1000 Pro, up to 12TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

10-bay Legacy model

QNAP
187
Listed drives
16
NAS line
156
Enterprise line
15
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 (4) 10TB (8) 8TB (19) 7TB (1) 6TB (31) 5TB (15) 4TB (33) 4TB & below (76)

Where to start on the REXP-1000 Pro

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 REXP-1000 Pro compatibility list

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

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
ST12000NM0007 Seagate Exos X12 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM0027 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 12 TB
ST12000NM0037 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 12 TB
ST12000VN0007 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721010AL4200 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 10 TB
HUH721010ALE600 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HUH721010ALE604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC510 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NE0004 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM0096 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 10 TB
ST10000VN0004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN0014 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD101KRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HUH721008AL4200 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 8 TB
HUH721008ALE600 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUH721008ALE604 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUH728080AL5200 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 8 TB
HUH728080ALE600 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUH728080ALE604 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG05ACA800E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0004 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0021 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM0055 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM0065 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 8 TB
ST8000NM0075 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 8 TB
ST8000VN0004 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN0022 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8002FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8003FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST7000VN0002 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 7 TB
HUH728060AL5200 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
HUH728060ALE600 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726060AL5210 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
HUS726060ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726060ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726060ALS640 (He6) HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 6 TB
HUS726060ALS641 (He6) HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 6 TB
MC04ACA600E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG04ACA600E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG04SCA60EE Toshiba MG04 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
ST6000NE0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0003 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0013 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
ST6000NM0014 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
ST6000NM0024 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM0034 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
ST6000NM0065 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM0095 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
ST6000NM0105 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 6 TB
ST6000NM0115 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0001 Seagate Enterprise NAS Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0003 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise 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
WD6001FFWX  (Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6001FSYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6002FRYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726050AL5210 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 5 TB
HUS726050ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HUS726050ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
MC04ACA500E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
MG04ACA500E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
MG04SCA500E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 5 TB
MG04SCA50EE Toshiba MG04 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 5 TB
ST5000NM0024 Seagate Seagate Enterprise Capacity Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
ST5000NM0034 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 5 TB
ST5000NM0084 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
ST5000VN0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
ST5000VN0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
WD5001FFWX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
WD5001FFWX(Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
WD5001FSYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 5 TB
HMS5C4040BLE640 (MegaScale DC 4000.B) HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS724040ALA640 (Ultrastar 7K4000) HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726040AL5210 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
HUS726040ALA614 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726040ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726040ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MC04ACA400E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG04ACA400E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG04ACA400N Toshiba MG04 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG04SCA400E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 4 TB
MG04SCA40EE Toshiba MG04 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000NC000 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Terascale Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NC001 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Terascale Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0015 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0014 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000NM0024 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0025 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000NM0033 Seagate Seagate® Constellation® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0033 (Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD) Seagate Seagate® Constellation® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0034 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000NM0035 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0095 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000NM0115 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM0125 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 4 TB
ST4000VN0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4000F9YZ (Se) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4000FYYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4000FYYZ (WD Re) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4001FFSX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4001FYYG Western Digital Re (Black) Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 4 TB
WD4002FYYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS724030ALA640 (Ultrastar 7K4000) HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
MC04ACA300E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
MG04ACA300E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
MG04SCA300E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 3 TB
ST3000NC000 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000NC002 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000NM0005 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000NM0025 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 3 TB
ST3000NM0033 Seagate Seagate® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000NM0033 (Constellation ES.3) Seagate Seagate® Constellation® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN0001 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3000F9YZ (Se) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3000FYYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3000FYYZ (WD Re) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3001FAEX Western Digital Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3001FFSX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD3001FYYG Western Digital Re (Black) Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 3 TB
HUS722T2TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS724020ALA640 (Ultrastar 7K4000) HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS726020AL5210 HGST Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
HUS726020ALA614 HGST Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS726020ALE610 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS726020ALE614 Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MC04ACA200E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MG04ACA200E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MG04ACA200N Toshiba MG04 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
MG04SCA200E Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 2 TB
MG04SCA20EE Toshiba MG04 Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000NC000 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Surveillance Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NC001 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0015 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NE0025 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0008 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0014 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000NM0024 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0033 Seagate Seagate® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0033 (Constellation ES.3) Seagate Seagate® Constellation® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0034 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000NM0045 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000NM0055 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0115 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000NM0125 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM0135 Seagate Surveillance Surveillance NL-SAS 12Gb/s 2 TB
ST2000VN0001 Seagate Enterprise NAS Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN0011 (Rescue) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2000F9YZ (Se) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2000FYYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2000FYYZ (WD Re) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2001FAEX Western Digital Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2001FFSX (Red Pro NASware 3.0) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2001FYYG Western Digital Re (Black) Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 2 TB
WD2002FFSX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2004FBYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS722T1TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
MG03ACA100 Toshiba Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
MG04ACA100N Toshiba MG04 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NC000 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NC001 (Terascale HDD) Seagate Terascale Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM0008 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM0011 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM0033 Seagate Seagate® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM0033 (Constellation ES.3) Seagate Seagate® Constellation® Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM0045 Seagate Enterprise Enterprise NL-SAS 12Gb/s 1 TB
ST1000NM0055 Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1001FAEX Western Digital Consumer Other SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1001FYYG Western Digital Re (Black) Enterprise NL-SAS 6Gb/s 1 TB
WD1002F9YZ (Se) Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1003FBYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1004FBYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD5003ABYZ Western Digital Enterprise Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 500 GB

Going big on the REXP-1000 Pro?

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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