WESTERN DIGITAL Hard Drive - WD Red Pro WD241KFGX - 24TB - SATA 6Gb/s - 3.5in - 7200rpm - 512MB Buffer

Western Digital Red Pro WD241KFGX is a 3.5" internal hard drive with 24 TB capacity, 7200 RPM spindle speed and Serial ATA interface. It integrates a 512 GB hybrid cache to accelerate access to frequently used data and improve sustained throughput in multi-bay NAS, small servers and backup arrays. The drive is engineered for continuous 24×7 operation in commercial and enterprise NAS environments and includes technologies to maintain performance under vibration and shock.

Advantages

WD Red Pro drives include NASware™ tuning to optimise drive behaviour for network-attached storage workloads, improving compatibility and reliability with a wide range of NAS enclosures. Built-in rotation vibration (RV) sensors and multi-axis shock detection help preserve performance in dense multi-drive systems. The 512 GB hybrid cache and enterprise-class components increase sustained transfer rates and responsiveness for large datasets and RAID configurations.

Suitable for

• Multi-bay NAS systems used by small and medium businesses
• Commercial and enterprise NAS enclosures with RAID arrays
• Backup arrays and archival storage with high capacity requirements
• Small servers requiring high-capacity, always-on storage

Key specifications

• Form factor: 3.5-inch
• Capacity: 24 TB (24,000 GB)
• Spindle speed: 7200 RPM
• Interface: Serial ATA (SATA)
• Hybrid cache: 512 GB integrated cache
• Designed for 24×7 operation and multi-user NAS workloads
• Rotation vibration sensors and multi-axis shock detection

How to use

Install the drive into a compatible 3.5" drive bay in your NAS enclosure, server or storage chassis following the vendor’s instructions for hot-swap or powered-down installation. Configure the drive within your NAS management interface and include it in a RAID array or as a standalone volume according to your redundancy and performance requirements. Allow the system to complete any initialization, background parity or data redistribution tasks before placing the drive into full production.

Recommendations

Use WD Red Pro WD241KFGX in NAS systems and servers that support 3.5" SATA drives and are validated for high-capacity enterprise drives. For best results, deploy in RAID configurations appropriate to your desired balance of redundancy and throughput, ensure adequate cooling and vibration management in multi-bay enclosures, and keep firmware and NAS software up to date to maintain compatibility and performance.