[zipedit](2) Hitachi Deskstar 7200 rpm 80gb HDS728080PLA380 Hard Drives (A0745)

Pulled from working computers. The hard drives are tested with Hard Drive Sentinel Pro 5.70 or 6.01.

Here is the complete sequence that I do:

1. Remove all partitions and re-partition as one partition and format to either NTFS or FAT32 depending on the drive.

2. Run Hard Drive Sentinel Pro Write and Read test. If any drive is below 99% Health, I scrap it.

3. After the Write and Read test, I again partition the drive and copy a folder to the drive and then do a Shift/DEL to permanently delete the folder and file from the drive.

4. I disconnect and remove the drive from the USB host.

5. I again connect it to the USB host to make sure it will re-connect on its own in "This PC" under Windows 10.

6. I then disconnect it and get it ready for sales.

I post this because I have bought many drives on over the years and all I've ever seen is "tested" or "tested by our skilled technicians." Well great. That really does not tell me much in HOW they were tested. You may or may not agree with how I tested mine but at least you know what I did. I am also posting the screen that I use to determine the condition of the drive and then the TEMP/TRANSFER SPEED screen. On some of the older drives, the temperature does not show. Bottom right center will show the Health of the drive (99% or 100%). Near the top of the screen will have the drive model and serial numbers. These will match on the drives that you are buying on each sale. I hope all this information helps. I appreciate any response through messages. Mike. Firesteel Surplus.
Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 Technical Details: Hard Disk Model: HITACHI HDS728080PLA380 Disk Family: Deskstar 7K80 Form Factor: 3.5″ Capacity: 80 GB (80 x 1 000 000 000 bytes) Number Of Disks: 1 Number Of Heads: 2 Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM Rotation Time: 8.33 ms Average Rotational Latency: 4.17 ms Disk Interface: Serial-ATA/300 Buffer-Host Max. Rate: 300 MB/seconds Buffer Size: 8192 KB Average Seek Time: 8.8 ms Track To Track Seek Time: 1.1 ms Full Stroke Seek Time: 15.1 ms Width: 101.6 mm (4.00 inch) Depth: 146 mm (5.75 inch) Height: 25.4 mm (1.00 inch) Weight: 560 grams (1.23 pounds) Required Power For Spinup: 3300 mA Power Required (Seek): 7 W Power Required (Idle): 5 W Power Required (Standby): 2 W Manufacturer: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

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