Hard Drive warrenty

[imported_Indohottie]

I bought a used hd from a guy on the forums bout 6 months ago... the hd is dieing now and I want to check on the warrenty... Is there a way I can check to see if the hd is still under warrenty? I am not sure of the purchase date on it..

thanks

 

[GMtheBest]

Very easy, go to the hard drive manufacture's site. They should have a support \ rma \warranty section. Type in the hd serial # and it should tell you if its under warrany

 

[Fresh Daemon]

What's the manufacturer? With OEM drives the warranty usually follows the drive, not the purchaser, and often you can fill in your serial number online and get an RMA for it.

 

[AmberClad]

What is the manufacturer and manufacture month/year (should be on a sticker on the back of the drive)?

 

[imported_Indohottie]

I believe its a seagate.. I can check the mfg date when i get home..

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Check with the Mfr. They run the warranty from the manufacture date, so if you have the serial number, you can find out if it's still under warranty.

 

[Aquila76]

To save you some time:

http://support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp

 

[Oyeve]

Also remember, most HD manufacturer warranties start when the drive was made and not sold. (I believe). Sux.

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
Also remember, most HD manufacturer warranties start when the drive was made and not sold. (I believe). Sux.

when did they start doing that ? it does suck.. so what happens when you have a valid receipt.. r they going to ignore the receipt ?

 

[DARQ MX]

Don't worry, The best thing about Seagate is they have a 5 year warrinty on all internal drives.

 

[imported_yeahyeah]

If you have a receipt and you're within the warranty based on purchase date, you probably have a case. Make a lot of noise and the company will probably listen.