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starfallg on June 7, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: ST3000DM001

Refurbished drives get their firmware and NVRAM overwritten. The subsequent units have different serial numbers and the labels get replaced.

ta988 on June 8, 2021 [–]

Wow this is full dishonest if they are not marked as refurbished.

starfallg on June 8, 2021 | [–]

No, they do get marked as refurbished. That's why the serial numbers are different.

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