Western Digital WD Red Pro 8TB NAS Hard Drive | 3.5" Internal | SATA 6Gb/s | 7200 RPM | WD8005FFBX

The Western Digital WD Red Pro 8TB (WD8005FFBX) is a professional-grade NAS hard drive engineered for continuous 24/7 operation in multi-bay storage systems. With 7200 RPM speed, 256MB cache, and CMR technology, it delivers sustained 267 MB/s performance across demanding RAID configurations. NASware™ 3.0 optimization and rotational vibration sensors protect against drive failure, while the 550 TB/year workload rating and 5-year warranty ensure enterprise-class reliability for mission-critical archiving and virtualization tasks. Supports up to 24-bay NAS enclosures.

Features
Enterprise Workload Endurance: Handles high-traffic multi-user demands effortlessly with an enterprise-class workload rating of up to 550 TB/year—over three times the endurance of standard desktop drives.
Exclusive NASware™ 3.0 Technology: Balances drive parameters, optimizes power efficiency, and incorporates Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER) to prevent array degradation in multi-drive RAID systems.
Active Rotational Vibration (RV) Protection: Detects and counteracts ambient harmonic vibration in real time using integrated multi-axis shock and rotational vibration sensors.
Predictable CMR Performance: Eliminates write-penalty slowdowns and maintains uniform throughput during heavy rebuilds and parity verifications using Conventional Magnetic Recording.
Dynamic Fly Height Technology: Adjusts read-write head clearance in fractions of a second to absorb operational shocks and preserve signal integrity.
Multi-Bay Scalability: Engineered and extensively certified for multi-drive configurations supporting up to 24 drive bays in tower and rackmount NAS enclosures.
Extended Reliability Coverage: Operates with a 2.5-million-hour MTBF/MTTF profile, supported by a 5-year limited manufacturer warranty.

Specifications
Form Factor: 3.5-Inch (LFF)
Storage Capacity: 8 TB (8,000 GB)
Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA III)
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Buffer / Cache: 256 MB
Recording Technology: CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording)
Sustained Internal Data Rate: Up to 267 MB/s
Workload Rating: 550 TB/year
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): Up to 2,500,000 hours
Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read: < 1 in 10^15
Supported NAS Enclosure Size: 1 to 24 Bays
Power Management:
Read/Write: ~8.8 W
Idle: ~5.3 W
Standby / Sleep: ~0.8 W
Operating Temperature: 32°F to 149°F (0°C to 65°C)
Non-Operating Temperature: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Operational Shock: 70G (2 ms, read/write); 40G (2 ms, write)
Non-Operational Shock: 250G (2 ms)
Acoustics:
Idle: ~20 dBA
Seek (average): ~29 dBA
RoHS Compliant: Yes
Manufacturer Warranty: 5-Year Limited Warranty
Dimensions (L x W x H): 5.79" × 4.00" × 1.03"
Shipping Dimensions (L x W x H): 8.50" × 5.75" × 2.25"
Weight: 1.59 lbs
Shipping Weight: 1.98 lbs