From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 27/09/2025 18:16, Jim wrote:   
   > Quite a few years I purchased a white label HDD from an eBay seller.   
   >   
   > It was an HGST 8TB (model HUG728080ALN600 -- guessing) manufactured in   
   > June, 2017.  If the attachment to this post worked out, it is a flatbed   
   > scan of the label.   
   >   
   > Anyway, I never could get it formatted and partitioned.  I rediscovered   
   > it yesterday while cleaning and organizing a closet.   
   >   
   >   From what I recall, this drive was "built for video surveillance and   
   > could not be used for a computer".  That statement never made sense to   
   > me and I've never had similar problems with other hard drives.   
   >   
   > When I plugged it into my SATA-->USB caddy, just now, LM didn't   
   > recognize it.  I ran GParted, just in case it did something different.   
   > No joy.   
   >   
   > FWIW, my desktop is running LM 21.3 Cinnamon.   
   >   
   > Before I toss the HDD, I thought I'd ask for either a better explanation   
   > as to why I'll never get it to work, or for the proper steps to take to   
   > make it work.   
   >   
   > Thanks, jim.   
   >   
   > P.S.  My post failed (probably because of the attachment).  Someone   
   > please remind me where to put pictures and how to link to to them.   
      
   Anything useful here?   
      
      
      
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   Jeff   
      
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