Angga 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I just bought a Toshiba 3TB hard drive that have DT01ABA series printed on the label with August 2012 as its batch production date. But when I connect it to my PC, the firmware's Model ID is listed as Generic L300 Hard Drive instead of the Model ID printed on the label. Worrying that I might get a refurbished drive with fake label slapped on it, I decided to check its specification using various software and it is indeed the same specification as with what Toshiba listed on their homepage, for an example: the odd 5940 RPM rate. So can anyone shed some light to me as to what drive do I just get? I kinda worried that it might be a refurbished hard drive taken from a broken Toshiba Satellite L300 laptop while I'm expecting to get a brand new bare hard drive from the store I bought it from. They list it as a new bare drive with 7200 RPM, that alone and the fact that I'm getting a 5940 RPM drive instead is shoddy. EDIT: Oh and hello everybody! I'm new here Edited July 25, 2014 by Angga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 157 Report post Posted July 25, 2014 Is the reseller trustworthy? I'd look into that first, then maybe call Toshiba support to see if they have any idea. Run a smart report too, you'll see there if there are any obvious issues as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angga 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2014 Well, they are pretty well known here where I live. Did run a smart report but doesn't find any troubling issue, the drive is healthy as well and test using HDSentinel found no problem either. Power on time is at perfect zero when I first bought it. I'm baffled currently. I'll take your suggestion to call Toshiba support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
