The 6TB Replacement Drive for TeraStation 5000 Series Storage Array from Buffalo offers a data capacity of 6TB and can be used as a direct drive replacement your TeraStation.

For TeraStation 5000 Series Storage

TS5400DN2404
TS5400RN2404
TS5800DN4808
WS5600DN1206S2
WS5600DN2406S2

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What brand HDs are they using in this? Many don't disclose.

A: The SanDisk Professional 144TB G-RAID Shuttle 8 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (8 x 18TB) uses WD Ultrastar 7200 RPM Enterprise-class hard drives.

Q: 2. Warranty details please?? Is from manufacturer directly or your offering warranty from your side?

A: Included with the WD 16TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive is a 2-year USA warranty with WD.

Q: 3. I will like to know which drives are western digital using inside this, green, red, blue or purple?

A: WD does not specify which drive is inside the 14TB Elements Desktop Drive, and the type of drive used may vary. B&H is not made aware of the various revisions within a model number.

Q: 4. Does it support MacBook? What is the file system format?

A: With a reformat you would be able to use this hard drive with Mac OS/.

Q: 5. speed?

A: The WD 12TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive contains a 5400 RPM consumer grade drive.

Q: 6. What’s the actual read write speed? I wasn’t looking to be reminded of USB 2 & 3’s general rated speed, the actual read/write drive speed of this product

A: We have not tested the read/write speeds on this drive nor it is stated by the manufacturer.

Q: 7. If i'm running out of space in my 16tb 4 Bay, do i need a new DriveStation or i can just buy new drives? If have to be buffalo HDD or it can be of a different brand?

A: If you are running a RAID setup then all drives installed must be the same size, so you will not be able to upgrade single drives to a new capacity. Drives used with this enclosure can be other brands such as WD or Seagate, here is the official list of compatible models from Buffalo: https://bit.ly/3yxSnIP

Q: 8. Will GT0G06035 suit this enclosure?

A: Yes, the G-Technology 12TB Removable Spare Drive Module is compatible with the 96TB G-RAID Shuttle 8 8-Bay RAID Array.

Q: 9. Does this drive go into sleep mode with mac OS?

A: The WD Utilities can be used on MacOS to disable sleep mode on the WD 18TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0.

Q: 10. I bought this 14TB drive and now it reads 12.7TB. Why this substantial difference?

A: Depending on the file format used some portion of the drive is used for the file system.