- #SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SERIAL NUMBER#
- #SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB DRIVERS#
- #SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB UPDATE#
- #SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SOFTWARE#
All Seagate 750GB drives have 5 years Seagate warranty, even the OEM drives from what I have experienced. In this case the counterfeit drive returns ‘Expiration Unknown’, genuine drives will return an Expiration date.
#SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SERIAL NUMBERS#
All Seagate drives have individual serial numbers that will validate on Seagate’s Warranty Validation page.
#SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SERIAL NUMBER#
It can be observed the serial number is 3QD0FF2D. Judging by the scratches on the metal casing, this drive is not new and most likely refurbished.
If you look on the edges of the label, you can also see traces of where the original label was adhered to, this proves the original label was removed. The printing is all splotchy and the text unreadable. Upon closer inspection, it can be observed that the label is of very poor quality. A rectangle label is cheap and easy to make, no curves are required to be cut. With the counterfeit drive, the original label has been removed and replaced by a fake rectangle label. The drive on the left has a standard looking rectangle label, while the drive on the right has an interesting shape with curved corners this is the genuine Seagate drive. A counterfeit refurbished drive next to a genuine Seagate driveįrom afar, the most obvious difference is the shape of the labels. More then likely, sellers won’t list actual pictures of the drives, so it is not till you physically receive them that you will be able to tell if you have been gypped.
#SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB DRIVERS#
The drives were Seagate 750GB Barracuda (model number ST3750640NS), I purchased 2 in 2 separate auctions, and both received drivers were counterfeit refurbished drives.
#SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB UPDATE#
I don`t think it is neccasary to update (?).This is an eBay experience I would like to share involving a seller sending me counterfeit refurbished drives, advertised as new. Please note that the essential drivers and updates for this drive will be supplied through an operating system and chip set drivers."įirmware update from 19 october 2017. " With respect to your query about a firmware update, we would like to clarify that the hard drive is just a plug and play device and it doesn't require any firmware update. I tried to update drive firmware but I couldn`t seems to find any firmware by my disk serial number You can try using the drive and let us know if there are any concerns." Since you have already run tests using Seatools, we believe the drive to be functional. Since we do not rely on diagnostics done by third-party applications, we are unable to give you more information on whether the values represent the actual condition of the drive.Īdditionally, SMART attributes are not applicable to external drives connected via USB.
#SEAGATE SEATOOLS USB SOFTWARE#
If you'd like detailed information about the diagnostics, we suggest you check the documentation of the software manufacturer. " The information that we had provided was based on the screenshots you had shared. " That part about read error rate 84, is that the highest good value, not value of 100? So my smart is the healthiest that new HDD can be?" The current value of temperature must be lesser and the maximum temperature level that the drive has recorded is the worst value." This applies for all other attributes except temperature. The higher the current value is, better the health status will be. Hence, it means that the drive is in good health. This value is not near the Threshold value 6. The lowest value that the attribute "Read Error Rate" has reached is 65. Worst value is 65: The values for both Current and the Worst keeps changing.
For any attribute, if the current value is less or equal to the Threshold, then it is a drive that is failing or has failed. Threshold is the lowest value that is used to determine a failure. Threshold is 6: If the Read Error Rate is near to 6 or less than 6, it indicates that the drive has failed. On reviewing the screenshots we see that the Raw Read Error Rate is currently 84 " Please be advised Read Error Rate Stores data related to the rate of hardware read errors that occurred when reading data from a disk surface/platter. I asked Seagate support, they told me this:
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