Specification
WD Red
™
NAS Storage
Storage for 1 to 8 bay NAS solutions
WD Red is designed specically for NAS systems
that have 1 to 8 drive bays in both 3.5-inch and
2.5-inch form factors. The drives are designed and
extensively tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7
operating environment and for the demanding system
requirements of home and small ofce NAS.
INTERFACE
SATA 6 Gb/s
FORM FACTORS
3.5-inch
2.5-inch
PERFORMANCE CLASS
5400 RPM Class
CAPACITIES
3.5-inch: 1TB to 8TB
2.5-inch: 750GB and 1TB
MODEL NUMBERS
3.5-inch 2.5-inch
WD80EFZX
WD60EFRX
WD30EFRX
WD20EFRX
WD10JFCX
WD7500BFCX
WD50EFRX WD10EFRX
WD40EFRX
Product Features
Fill your NAS with WD Red, then
ll it with awesome.
There’s an industry-leading WD
Red drive for every compatible
NAS system to help fulll your data
storage needs. With drives up to 8
TB, WD Red offers a wide array of
solutions for customers looking to
build the biggest, best-performing
NAS storage solution. Built for single-
bay to 8-bay NAS systems, WD
Red packs the power to store your
precious data in one powerhouse
unit. With WD Red, you’re ready for
what’s next.
Exclusive NASware
™
3.0
Not just any drive will do. In single-
bay to 8-bay NAS systems, WD Red
raises the bar. Get as much as 64
TB capacity, and with WD’s exclusive
NASware 3.0, you can optimize every
single one of them. Built into every
WD Red hard drive, NASware 3.0’s
advanced technology improves your
system’s storage performance by
increasing compatibility, integration,
upgradeability, and reliability.
Built for optimum NAS
compatibility
Our exclusive advanced rmware
Desktop drives aren’t purpose-
built for NAS. But WD Red drives
with NASware are. Our exclusive
technology takes the guesswork out
of selecting a drive. WD Red is for
small NAS systems, and our unique
algorithm balances performance
and reliability in NAS and RAID
environments. Simply put, WD Red is
the most compatible drive available
for NAS enclosures. But don’t take
our word for it. WD Red is a reection
of the most extensive NAS partner
compatibility-testing list that is
available on the market.*
*Compatibility list as of March 2016
Desktop drives vs. WD Red
In a Network Attached Storage
device, a desktop hard drive is not
designed for NAS environments.
Do right by your NAS and choose
the drive with an array of features
to preserve your data and maintain
optimum performance. Take the
following into consideration when
choosing a hard drive for your NAS:
• Compatibility: Without being tested
for compatibility with your NAS
system, optimum performance is not
guaranteed.
• Reliability: The always-on
environment of a NAS or RAID is a
hot one. And desktop drives aren’t
typically designed and tested in those
conditions. WD Red is.
• Error recovery Controls: WD Red
NAS hard drives are specically
designed with RAID error recovery
control to help reduce failures within
the NAS system. Desktop drives
are typically not designed for RAID
environments where this can be an
issue.
• Noise and Vibration Protection:
Designed to operate solo, desktop
drives offer little or no protection from
the noise and vibration faced in a
multi-drive system. WD Red drives
are designed for multi-bay NAS
systems.
WD Red for Home
Stream, backup, share and organize
your digital content at home with a
NAS and WD Red drives designed
to effortlessly share content to the
devices in your home. Red NASware
increases your drives’ compatibility
with your devices, TV, stereo and
more. Live in a connected world.
WD Red for Small Business
Businesses thrive on productivity
and efciency – two of the guiding
principles built into the design of WD
Red. It’s the hard drive of choice for
1 to 8 bay systems. NASware 3.0
allows for seamless integration with
your existing network so WD Red can
share and backup les at the speed
of your business. And for larger
businesses with up to 16 bays, count
on WD Red Pro.
WD Red Pro for Big Business
If you’re looking for maximum
performance in a heavy use NAS,
WD Red Pro delivers the same
exceptional performance for the
business customer. For NAS
environments with 8 to 16 bays, WD
Red Pro is designed to handle an
increase in workload and comes with
a 5-year limited warranty.
Applications
WD Red NAS hard drives are recommended for use in home and small ofce 1-8 bay NAS systems. For systems that use more than 8 bays, please consider
WD Red Pro hard drives.*
* WD hard drives are designed and tested for use in specic applications and environments. This ensures that your hard drive is compatible with and functions properly in your
application. Our hard drives are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship in the system for which they were designed. Use in systems other than for what the hard drive
was designed could result in compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or workmanship defects. For best results, be sure to select the appropriate
product for your application by consulting our product spec sheets on our website at www.wd.com or by calling our customer support line where we would be happy to help you
through the selection process.