Re: [OT] How long is an unused HD 'new'?
On Mon, 12 May 2014 15:10:56 +0000 (UTC)
Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote:
> On 2014-05-12, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 May 2014 01:43:16 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom
> > <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> >> I have a 500GB Western Digital hard drive that I bought in 2012
> >> but it has never been unpacked and has been sitting on the shelf
> >> all this time. How long can it be considered 'new'? Is it safe to
> >> use?
> >
> > 2 Years in the original packaging on a shelf, in averaged normal
> > conditions = as new and reliable, as a brand spanking new HDD
> > A brand spanking new HDD could fail like an used, very old HDD.
>
> Maybe he's got one of the "greens" that gets old fast (once very 8
> seconds) if steps aren't taken.
I have a WD green disk (3GB, IIRC) in my backup server. Could you please
elaborate on the steps, and in what ways it gets old quickly?
This is actually pretty important because all my backup data is stored
there.
Thanks,
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
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