Seagate hard drive controversy persists as scammers discover methods to alter reliability metrics
Scammers have found a new way to manipulate operating hours in FARM logs, making it harder for users to distinguish new drives from old ones.
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More used Seagate HDDs disguised as new: Fraudsters make it tough to spot the difference
The controversy surrounding used Seagate hard drives has significantly ... “But in the case of counterfeit drives, the warranty exactly matches five years from the printed production date ...
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Fraudsters seem to target Seagate hard drives in order to pass old, used HDDs as new ones using intricate techniques
The controversy of fraudsters modifying used Seagate hard drives to appear unused despite having been powered on for thousands of hours rages on. Preowned units of the fastest hard drives can ...
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Bypassing Seagate ATA Security Lock
Here’s a common story when it comes to password retrieval: guy sets up a PC, and being very security-conscious, puts a password on his Seagate hard drive. Fast forward a few months, and the ...
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This Hard Drive Discount Makes It Easy To Store Your Entire Game Library In One Place
The 20TB Seagate Expansion External Hard Drive offers a USB-C adapter ... But it does work well as an external drive for most general-purpose use cases. This also makes it ideal to use with ...