Engineered to deliver high performance and reliability to commercial and enterprise NAS environments, the 8TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD from WD is well-suited for multimedia and creative pros, medium to large businesses, and commercial and enterprise NAS systems. Able to work in RAID-optimized NAS systems with an unlimited number of drive bays, this 8TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 256MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, which all help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a rate of up to 267 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 600,000 load/unload cycles, < 1 in 10¹⁵ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, a workload rate of 550TB per year, dual-plane balance control technology, and 2 million hours MTBF. Shock protection is provided by a multi-axis shock sensor and WD's NASware helps increase system compatibility, allowing Red Pro drives to be more easily integrated with your existing network infrastructure.

16TB Storage Capacity (2 x 8TB)    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Data Transfer Speeds up to 267 MB/s    600,000 Load/Unload Cycles    2 Million Hours MTBF    Multi-Axis Shock Sensor    NASware Technology

• 8TB storage capacity
• For RAID-optimized NAS systems with an unlimited number of bays
• Workload rating of up 550TB per year and up to a 2 million hours MTBF

• Multimedia creative pros
• Medium to large businesses
• Commercial and enterprise NAS systems

Western Digital's exclusive NASware technology fine tunes drive parameters to match NAS system workloads, which helps increase performance and reliability.

WD Red Pro hard drives are designed to handle the rigorous demands of high-intensity 24/7 multi-user NAS environments and increase system durability.

Western Digital partners with a wide range of NAS system vendors for extensive testing to ensure compatibility with most NAS enclosures.

WD Red Pro drives include Rotation Vibration (RV) sensors that anticipate and proactively counteract disturbances caused by increased vibration. By dispersing excess vibration across the drive chassis, turbulence is minimized, performance is maintained, and drives are protected.

WD Red Pro hard drives include a multi-axis shock sensor to detect subtle shock events and automatically compensate with dynamic fly height technology to further protect the drives in NAS enclosures.

Western Digital stands behind their NAS storage solutions with the assurance of a limited 5-year limited warranty and world-class support services for hassle free data storage.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this drive hot swap-able if I use it with a internally mounted removable hard drive bay? Like the Thermaltake N0023SN Max 4 3.5 SATA HDD Rack. Thanks.

A: This drive is used in a internal connection and I have not tried to hot swap it. I think that if it were ejected properly, it could be hot swaped.

Q: 2. Will this work with OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO QX2?

A: It could work but it would not be advisable. You may want to consider instead an internal drive rated for NAS/DAS array usage. Desktop drives are not optimized for arrays like the QX2.

Q: 3. Warranty?

A: The WD 6TB WD_BLACK 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Gaming HDD has a 5-year limited warranty.

Q: 4. What is the electrical power draw when active?

A: The WD 2TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD uses less than 10w when active.

Q: 5. Are they quiet?

A: Yes they are not loud

Q: 6. is this a GPT?

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit is GPT.

Q: 7. Is this compatible with ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX motherboard?

A: Yes, it is compatible.

Q: 8. Will this fit the Sabrent dock https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1412784-REG/sabrent_ec_dflt_2_5_3_5_sata_ssd_to_usb.html?

A: Yes, this WD Black 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD will fit into the above Sabrent HDD enclosure.

Q: 9. Will this internal Hard drive work with my GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Motherboard? I'm upgrading from a 12 year old & still working 320GB Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS to possibly this WDBSLA0020HNC-NRSN Hard Drive?

A: SATA III is backwards compatible. You will just get reduced speed relative to what the drive is capable of.

Q: 10. cmr or smr ?

A: The WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit Recording Technology is CMR