Compatible hard drives for QNAP TS-228A
120 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TS-228A, up to 16TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.
2-bay Legacy model
Realtek RTD1295 4-core 1.4GHz processor · 1 GB DDR4, not expandable · max 1 GB DDR4, not expandable
| CPU | Realtek RTD1295 4-core 1.4GHz processor |
| Architecture | 64-bit ARM |
| Memory (as shipped) | 1 GB DDR4, not expandable |
| Maximum memory | 1 GB DDR4, not expandable |
| Drive bays | 2 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s |
120
Listed drives
87
NAS line
0
Enterprise line
33
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-228A
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 — listed in 16TB price
- Toshiba N300 — listed in 14TB price
- Toshiba N300 — listed in 14TB price
- Toshiba N300 — listed in 14TB price
Full TS-228A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST16000VN001 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| HDWG21EAZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| HDWG21EEZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| HDWG21EUZSVA(Bulk) | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| HDWG21EXZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| HDWG21EYZSTA | Toshiba | N300 | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| MN07ACA14T | Toshiba | MN | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| ST14000VN0008 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| WD140EFGX-68B0GN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| ST12000VN0007 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| ST12000VN0008 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 | Western Digital | Red Plus | 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 |
| 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 |
| MD06ACA10TV | Toshiba | Surveillance MD06-V | Surveillance | 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 |
| ST10000VN0004 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000VN0008 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000VN0014 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | 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 |
| WD100PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| WD101PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 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 |
| MN05ACA800 | Toshiba | MN | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| MN06ACA800 | Toshiba | MN06 | 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 |
| ST8000VN0004 | Seagate | IronWolf | 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 |
| WD80PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| WD81PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| ST7000VN0002 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 7 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 |
| MD06ACA600V | Toshiba | Surveillance MD06-V | Surveillance | 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 |
| ST6000NE0023 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| ST6000VN0003 | Seagate | NAS | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| ST6000VN001 | Seagate | IronWolf | 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_MYMN1 (NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| WD60PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| HDN726050ALE610 | HGST | NAS | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 5 TB |
| WD50EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) | Western Digital | NAS | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 5 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 |
| MN04ACA400 | Toshiba | MN | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| ST4000NE0025 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 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 |
| WD40PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 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 |
| WD30PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 3 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 |
| WD20PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 2 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 |
| WD10PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 1 TB |
| WD05PURZ | Western Digital | Surveillance | Surveillance | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 500 GB |
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