Your QNAP NAS is doing well: Behind the scenes
QNAP constantly tests hard drives with its NAS products to ensure the highest possible performance and reliability. Each drive must endure dozens of quality tests before we verify its compatibility with our products, ensuring that you get the most thoroughly tested solution available.
QNAP’s ongoing commitments
As the quantity and value of data increases exponentially, you need an efficient strategy for data management. QNAP NAS provides data storage, backup, sharing, central management and virtualization solutions, assisting enterprises, businesses, and home users around the world in solving everyday pain points. QNAP also continues to push forward into the latest developments in AI and cloud technologies, envisioning NAS as being more than simple storage.
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Innovative software applications
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Optimized hardware design
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In-house product lines
"“In our pursuit of quality and reliability, we always ask ourselves the key question: “What do our users need?”"
- QNAP Design Quality Verification Center
QNAP’s factory with full-process production lines is certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems.
What is hard drive compatibility?
To meet different usage needs, hard drive manufacturers often produce various models and specifications under the same product lineup. When product specifications differ in terms of IC, PCB and layout, compatibility issues may arise. If the hard drives in your QNAP NAS are not fully compatible, issues such as poor performance, system instability, or bad sectors may occur.
QNAP tests and verifies hard drive compatibility with NAS and storage expansion devices (JBODs), ensuring that the software and hardware is fully integrated for smooth operation. We ensure that our users receive the utmost tested solutions.
At-a-glance compatibility checking
View compatible and recommended hard drives (and other devices) from the Compatibility List to ensure the best performance for your QNAP NAS.
QNAP’s commitment to verifying compatibility
To test and verify hard drive compatibility, the QNAP DQV team puts hard drives and NAS products through dozens of quality tests, including reliability testing which can take several weeks to finish.
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Repeated cold start/ warm start test
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I/O stress test
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Thermal measurements
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S.M.A.R.T. hard drive test
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Disk hot plugging and RAID rebuild test
Why are some hard drives removed from the Compatibility List?
Hard drive manufacturers occasionally update their device firmware or make slight hardware adjustments while in production. These changes may affect device compatibility and stability, potentially leading to incompatibility. If our tests reveal that a device is no longer compatible, and we remove it from our Compatibility List, we aim to provide as much information as possible regarding its removal.
