Compatible hard drives for QNAP TS-h865
66 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TS-h865, up to 26TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.
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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-h865
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 22TB price
- Seagate IronWolf Pro — listed in 20TB price
- Western Digital Red Pro — listed in 20TB price
- Seagate IronWolf — listed in 16TB price
Full TS-h865 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ST24000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| WD242KRYZ | Western Digital | WD GOLD | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 24 TB |
| ST22000NM001E | Seagate | EXOS X22 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 22 TB |
| ST22000NT001 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 22 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 |
| ST20000NM002H | Seagate | EXOS X24 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| ST20000NM004E | Seagate | EXOS X22 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| ST20000NM007D | Seagate | EXOS x20 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| ST20000NT001 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 TB |
| WD201KFGX-68BKJN0 | Western Digital | Red Pro | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 20 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 |
| ST18000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| ST18000NM001J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 18 TB |
| ST18000NM003D | Seagate | EXOS x20 | Enterprise | 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 |
| ST16000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 16 TB |
| ST16000NM001J | 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 |
| ST16000VN003 | Seagate | IronWolf Dorado | 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 |
| ST14000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 14 TB |
| ST14000NM001J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | 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 |
| ST12000NM000J | Seagate | EXOS x18 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 12 TB |
| ST12000NM001J | 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 |
| ST12000VN003 | Seagate | IronWolf Dorado | NAS | 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 |
| MG09ACA10TA | Toshiba | MG09 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| MG09ACA10TE | Toshiba | MG09 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 10 TB |
| ST10000NM017B-2TL103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | 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 |
| ST8000NM017B-2TJ103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| ST8000VN004-3CP101 | Seagate | IronWolf | NAS | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 8 TB |
| ST6000NM019B-2TG103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 6 TB |
| ST4000NM024B-2TF103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 4 TB |
| ST2000NM017B-2TD103 | Seagate | EXOS 7E10 | Enterprise | SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) | 2 TB |
Going big on the TS-h865?
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.