WD Red Plus WD60EFPX 6 TB NAS Hard Drive

Meet WD Red Plus WD60EFPX—a 6 TB, 3.5-inch internal hard drive purpose-built for reliable NAS performance in home offices and small to medium-sized businesses. Designed to live in NAS systems with up to eight bays, this drive combines Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) with NASware firmware to deliver consistent throughput, quiet operation, and durable endurance for data protection, archiving, and seamless file sharing. Whether you’re expanding a home cloud, safeguarding family memories, or supporting team collaboration, WD Red Plus is engineered to optimize NAS workloads with energy-efficient operation and robust reliability. Its firmware optimization focuses on error recovery, heat management, and vibration tolerance, helping your data stay accessible around the clock.

WD Red Plus drives are tuned for 24/7 operation and multi-drive environments. They are built to handle the demands of continuous NAS access, including backups, media streaming, and concurrent user activity. With NASware technology, these drives are engineered to improve compatibility with a wide range of NAS devices and to reduce drive-initiated downtime, minimizing maintenance windows. The result is dependable storage you can trust for important files, multimedia libraries, and shared workspaces. If you’re assembling or expanding a NAS rack, WD Red Plus offers the balance of capacity, reliability, and efficiency that makes it a clear choice for data-heavy workloads in multi-user environments.

• Six terabytes of capacity in a single drive to scale your NAS storage for backups, media libraries, archives, and shared project files.
• Optimized for NAS environments up to eight bays, delivering steady performance under multi-user access, media streaming, and concurrent I/O operations.
• 3.5-inch internal SATA drive with a SATA 6Gb/s interface (SATA/600) for fast data transfer and broad compatibility with popular NAS chassis and servers.
• Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) technology paired with NASware firmware, providing reliable, consistent throughput, reduced latency under load, and enhanced drive health monitoring in multi-drive arrays.
• Built for nonstop operation with energy-efficient performance, vibration tolerance, and long-term endurance to protect data integrity in 24/7 NAS workloads.

Technical Details of WD60EFPX 6 TB Hard Drive

• Capacity: 6 TB
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch internal hard drive
• Interface: SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA/600)
• Recording Technology: Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR)
• Target Use: NAS systems up to 8 bays; suitable for 24/7 operation

How to install WD60EFPX 6 TB NAS Drive

Follow these steps to install the WD60EFPX into a compatible NAS or storage enclosure:

• Power down your NAS and unplug it from the power source. Open the drive bay or remove any blank tray from the target slot.
• Align the WD60EFPX with the 3.5-inch drive bay and slide it into the slot until it seats firmly. Secure the drive with screws if your chassis requires them.
• Connect the SATA data and power cables according to your NAS chassis guidelines, ensuring clean, snug connections and proper cable routing to support airflow.
• Power on the NAS and access the management interface. Allow the system to recognize the new drive, then initialize or format it as part of your storage pool or RAID configuration.
• Configure your storage pool (RAID 5/6, SHR, or other) and enable monitoring features such as SMART checks. Set up regular backups and, if available, NASware optimization options to maximize reliability and performance.
• Test the array by performing a data-transfer test and verifying read/write performance. Enable alerts and health monitoring so you receive notifications if the drive shows signs of trouble.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: Is this drive suitable for NAS use? A: Yes. The WD Red Plus WD60EFPX is specifically designed for NAS environments, with NASware firmware and up-to-date reliability features, suitable for up to eight-bay NAS systems and 24/7 operations.
• Q: What capacity is WD60EFPX? A: It provides 6 TB of storage capacity, ideal for large media libraries, backups, and multi-user data sharing.
• Q: What interface does it use? A: It uses a 3.5-inch internal SATA drive interface with SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA/600) for broad compatibility with modern NAS devices and servers.
• Q: What is CM R technology? A: Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) is a recording method that delivers reliable performance for multi-drive NAS workloads, especially under sustained read/write activity.
• Q: How should I monitor drive health? A: Use your NAS management interface to monitor SMART status, drive health, and alerts. Regular backups and proactive monitoring help protect data and minimize downtime.