Question about Brand New Portable HDD ...

firsttrade9

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Hi.....
So I bought a WD mypassport hdd and when I connected it to my desktop for the first time the diskinfo software says that it has 7 boot/power on times already... but it's new.. so wtf? the hours counter in on zero but is still weird.
 

corkyg

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OEM quality control/testing is a possibility.
 

LTC8K6

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That would be my guess. Either that's the normal amount of testing, or that drive was one of the ones given more extensive testing.
 

firsttrade9

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Thanks., I was thinking the same but don't you think that they erase that record? Because I have checked on desktop hard drives as well and they come with zero for all counters.
 

LTC8K6

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I have heard of this from time to time, so I don't think it's unusual.

Unless you have other reasons to think the drive is not actually new?
 

corkyg

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With the hours count at zero, you are l;ooking at nothing more than on and off testing to insure it works. (You can't buy a new car with zero miles either.) Not to worry.