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Status: Legacy / discontinued
| Bays | 16 |
|---|---|
| Product category | - |
| Badge | - |
| Hardware support status | Discontinued |
| OS/app support | EOL |
| Technical support end | EOL |
| Recommended replacement | ES1686dc R2 |
| Memory slots | 6 |
| Memory generation | DDR3 |
| Memory module type | RDIMM |
| USB ports | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Drive bay types | 2.5" SAS SSD |
| Hot-swappable bays | yes |
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Compatible Drives
37 drives certified on ES1640dc's official manufacturer compatibility list, sourced directly from QNAP's own published Hardware Compatibility List. Each model links to that drive's own compatibility page.
37certified models
3drive brands
8 TBlargest listed
3with verified extra specs
Certified drives by capacity
1 TB2
2 TB8
3 TB3
4 TB9
5 TB6
6 TB7
8 TB2
Show all 37 certified drives
37 shown
| Brand | Model | Capacity | Type | Verified drive details | Status | Firmware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate | ST8000NM0075 | 8.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | E001 |
| HGST | HUH728080AL4200 | 8.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| HGST | HUS726060AL4210 | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA60EA | 6.0 TB | - | - | - | 103 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA60EE | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | 3-year warranty | - | 103 |
| Seagate | ST6000NM0034 | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | E001 |
| HGST | HUS726060AL5210 | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | A907 |
| HGST | HUH728060AL4200 | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| HGST | HUS726T6TAL5204 | 6.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | C40H |
| HGST | HUS726050AL4210 | 5.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| HGST | HUS726050AL5210 | 5.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | A907 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA500A | 5.0 TB | - | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA50EA | 5.0 TB | - | - | - | 103 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA50EE | 5.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 103 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA500E | 5.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 102 |
| HGST | HUS726040AL4210 | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| HGST | HUS726040AL5210 | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | A907 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA400A | 4.0 TB | - | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA400E | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA40EA | 4.0 TB | - | - | - | 103 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA40EE | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | 3-year warranty | - | 103 |
| Seagate | ST4000NM0023 | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | 3-year warranty | - | 4 |
| Seagate | ST4000NM0034 | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | E001 |
| HGST | HUS726T4TAL5204 | 4.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | C40H |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA300A | 3.0 TB | - | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA300E | 3.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 102 |
| Seagate | ST3000NM0023 | 3.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 4 |
| HGST | HUS726020AL4210 | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD* | - | - | A7J0 |
| HGST | HUS726020AL5210 | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | A907 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA200A | 2.0 TB | - | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA200E | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 102 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA20EA | 2.0 TB | - | - | - | 103 |
| Seagate | ST2000NM0023 | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 4 |
| Seagate | ST2000NM0034 | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | E001 |
| Toshiba | MG04SCA20EE | 2.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 103 |
| Seagate | ST1000NM0023 | 1.0 TB | 3.5" Enterprise HDD | - | - | 4 |
| Toshiba | MG03SCA100 | 1.0 TB | 3.5" HDD | - | - | 1001 |
* Type decoded from the drive model number, not stated by the NAS manufacturer.
Extra drive details are published only from manufacturer-owned documents or explicit human review. Follow the model link for field-level sources.
Certified list last checked 2026-08-18.
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