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.

8-bay

QNAP
66
Listed drives
9
NAS line
57
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

26TB (3) 24TB (4) 22TB (2) 20TB (11) 18TB (9) 16TB (9) 14TB (6) 14TB & below (22)

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:

Full TS-h865 compatibility list

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

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax 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:

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