Description
WD Red™ Hard Drives for NAS: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB cache
The right choice for Personal/Small Office/Home Office network attached storage.
WD NAS internal hard drives are the essential solution for NAS applications. These drives are cool and quiet, and offer optimum compatibility in 24x7 NAS systems with up to eight bays.
Storage for 1 to 8 bay NAS solutions - WD Red™ is designed specifically 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 office NAS.
NASware grows to 3.0 - WD Red now supports small NAS systems from 1 to 8 bays thanks to NASware 3.0, which further improves drive compatibility and reliability. At 48 TB of potential capacity in an 8 bay system, WD Red expands your NAS experience.
Need help? We offer premium support - Every WD Red hard drive comes with our world-class professional support services including a premium dedicated 24/7 support line (available in English, other regional support hours vary) and a 3-year limited warranty.*
- Support outside of normal business hours is available in English only. Go to http://support.wd.com for further details.
3D Active Balance Plus - Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.
Longer warranty coverage - WD NAS hard drives are backed by a 3-year limited warranty for greater peace of mind.
The WD® advantage - WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details.
*Business critical RAID environments - Please consider WD NAS Hard Drives for all multi-bay consumer NAS environments. WD Red hard drives for up to 8 bay chassis and WD Red Pro hard drives for 8-16 bay chassis.
- Optimal compatibility for NAS systems
- Tested for 24x7 reliability
- Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays
- 3-year limited warranty
- Seamlessly integrates into your NAS system with up to 8 bays
- Designed for the unique system requirements of NAS environments
- Highly reliable, affordable solution for demanding 24x7 networking environments
- Backed by a best-in-class 3-year limited warranty
- WD NAS hard drives have been extensively tested for compatibility in 1-8 bay NAS systems in our FIT labs and AVL qualified with key NAS partners.
- 3-year limited warranty EMEAi ["Europe"; "Middle East"; "Africa"; "India"]
Ideal For
- Up to 8-bay NAS systems
- Personal, Small and home office NAS
- 24x7 NAS systems
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For personal or home office
Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content at home with a NAS and WD Red drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices in your personal or home office environments. NASware 3.0 technology increases your drives' compatibility with your existing network and devices, TV, stereo, and more. Live in a connected world. -
Exclusive NASware 3.0
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 optimal NAS compatibility
Designed for personal and home office NAS systems, a unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. WD Red drives are optimized for environments where idle time is available to perform necessary background operations. To ensure optimal performance, always check compatibility with your system. -
24/7 environment
Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. The WD Red drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- WD Red Plus WD60EFRX - hard drive - 6 TB - SATA 6Gb/s
- Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Capacity
- 6 TB
- Form Factor
- 3.5" x 1/3H
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps
- Buffer Size
- 64 MB
- Features
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ), IntelliPower, Advanced Format technology, NAS compatible, NASware technology, 3D Active Balance Plus, shingled magnetic recording (SMR), S.M.A.R.T.
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 101.6 mm x 147 mm x 26.1 mm
- Weight
- 750 g
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 3-year warranty
- Designed For
- My Cloud EX2; EX4; PR2100; PR4100
Detailed Specification
General
- Device Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Capacity
- 6 TB
- Form Factor
- 3.5" x 1/3H
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Buffer Size
- 64 MB
- Features
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ), IntelliPower, Advanced Format technology, NAS compatible, NASware technology, 3D Active Balance Plus, shingled magnetic recording (SMR), S.M.A.R.T.
- Width
- 101.6 mm
- Depth
- 147 mm
- Height
- 26.1 mm
- Weight
- 750 g
Performance
- Drive Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps (external)
- Internal Data Rate
- 175 MBps
Reliability
- MTBF
- 1,000,000 hour(s)
- Non-Recoverable Errors
- 1 per 10^14
- Start / Stop Cycles
- 600,000
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x SATA 6 Gb/s - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bay
- 3.5" x 1/3H
Power
- Power Consumption
- 5.3 Watt (read) , 5.3 Watt (write) , 3.4 Watt (idle) , 0.4 Watt (sleep)
Software & System Requirements
- OS Required
- Apple MacOS, Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows 8
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- RoHS
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 0 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 65 °C
- Shock Tolerance
- 65 g @ 2ms (operating) / 250 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
- Sound Emission
- 25 dBA
Compatibility Information
- Designed For
- WD My Cloud EX2 , WD My Cloud EX4 , WD My Cloud PR2100 , WD My Cloud PR4100
