Jurassic Park question . . . kind of ;)

[clumsypyro]

So on newegg it says that the 150 GB 10k VelociRaptor drive is a "Bare Drive" here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=22-136-296&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Keywords=(keywords)&=0&=10&Page=3

my question is, what is a bare drive? do i need to do anything special to it? will the spindles be exposed and is that going to be bad for them if yes? logic tells me that it would be bad for the drive, but what do i know

 

[IH8U]

That just means that the drive is OEM, no cables, box, or software are included.

 

[clumsypyro]

so the spools/spindles/disks are not exposed then?

 

[blackwidow_rsa]

That would be kinda stupid...

 

[clumsypyro]

that's what i figured but the pictures on newegg show a different story, thanks for the info and help though, much appreciated ^_^

 

[nukemaster]

so the spools/spindles/disks are not exposed then?

Bare or OEM(Original Equipment Manufacturer) just has no pretty box(plain cardboard) and manual. Its that way for system builders

It does not matter much anyway, not like you need a manual anyway. Screw drive in to case with 4 screws, plug in power and data cables

A retail box would have a manual/instructions and a nice picture on the box.

 

[iNiNe5]

why does the picture on the site show the drive in that way? is the top removable or something and why would it be?

 

[nukemaster]

The show it that way because it looks "cool"

If you remove a hard drive top you will kill the drive with the first bit of dust to hit it.