WD Red Pro 24TB Enterprise-Class NAS Hard Drive Technical Datasheet

Product Identification

• Manufacturer: Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

• Product Series: WD Red™ Pro (High-Intensity NAS Storage Family)

• Model Number: WD241KFGX

• Full Extension Code / Suffix: WD241KFGX-68CNGN0

• UPC Code: 718037905464

• Target Segment: Commercial and enterprise-level multi-bay NAS enclosures, high-capacity RAID systems, active creative archiving, and cloud/ZFS storage spaces.

Core Architecture & Key Features

• Massive Enterprise Density: Delivers a true 24TB raw capacity formatted to handle heavy data sharing, collaborative multi-user access, and long-term retention.

• OptiNAND™ Technology Integration: Features Western Digital’s proprietary architecture that embeds an iNAND UFS EFD (Embedded Flash Drive) onto the drive assembly. OptiNAND offloads crucial housekeeping data and metadata tracking, dramatically stabilizing drive performance and structural sector arrangement.

• Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR): Built entirely on native CMR recording technology to provide fast, reliable, and predictable rewrite and sequential performance metrics without the latency risks associated with SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) drives.

• NASware™ 3.0 Firmware: Loaded with advanced system-matching algorithms to improve integration, reduce thermal decay, minimize noise emission, and enhance file system stability inside crowded multi-bay enclosures.

• Vibration and Shock Defenses:

  • Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensors: Hardware arrays proactively map out, predict, and counteract rotational disturbances caused by nearby spinning disks in high-density enclosures.

  • Multi-Axis Shock Protection: Automatically senses mechanical shock events and instantaneously shifts flight height parameters (Dynamic Fly Height) to prevent head-to-platter surface friction.

Technical & Performance Specifications