Is this the correct shipping practice for my new HDD?

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  1. Posts : 110
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    Is this the correct shipping practice for my new HDD?


    I apologize in advance if this question doesn't belong on this forum; however, this HDD is a replacement to the one that just failed.

    Anyways, I just purchased this HDD from Amazon, and I want to know if this has been sent to me correctly.

    They basically sent this to me in manufacturers packaging and that's it. The box you see is the box that was on my doorstep.

    Is this correct. or would this box have to be in another box for some reason?

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 6,830
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    Did the specs on the amazon website say OEM or retail ?

    OEM boxes are shipped like that .

    Retail boxes are shipped in manufactured boxes like you would see in best buy , and other retail stores .
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  3. Posts : 2,973
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    That is perfectly fine for shipping. They could have shipped it in 10 boxes and if it was mishandled, it could damage the hard drive. I've ordered from other places that shipped a hdd in an antistatic bag, some plain brown paper to take up the extra space and a flimsy box......I wasn't happy about it, but I've never had one that was damaged. Run some read/write tests on it before you start formatting it and putting data on it.......that will let you know if there is anything wrong with it.
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  4. Posts : 6,830
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    Retail boxes :


    OEM boxes:
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  5. Posts : 110
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    OEM


    Yea, it was described as OEM. I was just making sure because one time, I purchased a HDD from Amazon, and it actually came BARE inside of a bubble wrap envelope... with no shock absorbers... lol. Needless to say I had to return that HDD.

    So, I'm good then? I guess I just have to pray that they didn't throw this box across the warehouse?
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  6. Posts : 6,830
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    Who shipped it UPS ? Then believe it was tossed like a quarterback throwing a football for a touch down . But if it works that's what matters .
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  7. Posts : 110
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    kbrady1979 said:
    That is perfectly fine for shipping. They could have shipped it in 10 boxes and if it was mishandled, it could damage the hard drive. I've ordered from other places that shipped a hdd in an antistatic bag, some plain brown paper to take up the extra space and a flimsy box......I wasn't happy about it, but I've never had one that was damaged. Run some read/write tests on it before you start formatting it and putting data on it.......that will let you know if there is anything wrong with it.
    You mind telling me how to conduct read write tests on it before I set this bad boy up?
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  8. Posts : 6,830
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    Who makes the hard drive ?
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  9. Posts : 110
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    VistaKing said:
    Who makes the hard drive ?
    Western Digital.
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  10. Posts : 2,973
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    Each manufacturer has their own version of software. For Seagate, I use SeaTools for Windows.......you can use SeaTools for DOS but I've never been able to get it to recognize any of the 4 Seagate drives I have with this computer. Others have had problems with current generation platforms and SeaTools for DOS as well. SeaTools for Windows will let you perform basic read/write tests, or full read/write tests. I use the full tests to make sure every sector is in good shape. This method takes quite a bit of time though, as the 4TB drives I have took about 11 hours to do a complete read/write test on. I know when it gets done that it is in working order.
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