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How to select correct hard drive for your TNAS?

applicable models: All TNAS models

Applicable TOS: All versions

Since TNAS device need to work 7x24 hours, It requires high reliability of the hard drive, only hard drives that meet specific specifications are recommanded for TNAS, especially when you need to build a RAID. If you use unrecommended or unhealthy hard drives in TNAS, it may cause your device to malfunction, crashes, or you may even face data loss.

Please be sure to select your hard drive according to the compatibility list! If you need to determine whether your hard drive is healthy, please refer to the following guidelines.

If you need to build a RAID in your TNAS device, it is recommended to use hard drives with same brand, similar models and capacities.

For more information about choosing correct hard drive for NAS:
https://www.seagate.com/tech-insights/w ... master-ti/
https://blog.seagate.com/special-ized/w ... -your-nas/

Hey TerraMaster team! Love my F4-423, but man, the compatibility lists are killing me Just bought a Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC580 (18TB) last week – nowhere on your HDD list. Had to roll the dice and pray it works (luckily it did...for now).

The HDDs listed on the compatibility list have been actually tested, and their total number is limited.

It’s always best to choose HDDs from the compatibility list since they’ve been tested for stability. Unlisted drives might work initially but could run into issues later. Glad yours is working so far!