Review on 12TB HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 Helium HDD Review: High-Capacity SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive by Francisco Holmes

If you can get the correct product/part number to match this Revain page (0F30144) you will have relatively easy installation and use of this drive. This is a reliable product from a reliable brand with an excellent reputation. HOWEVER, it's a different story when your provider is Platinum Micro. I and many others in these reviews have received units with part number 0f29610 which have a feature which, barring very specific hardware purchases on your part, causes the drive not to boot when connected to a simple SATA/power cable pair. What's even more frustrating is that when you use the tool to plug it into another computer via a USB tool to try and diagnose the problem, it's probably spinning around and making you think you're going insane. But that's not the case. This incorrect part number has a feature called "power off" which means your device will not boot unless you block the 3rd pin from the pin in the SATA connector. Assuming you do this quick and dirty fix, you'd better hope it never goes away because when it does, your drive will become disabled, which can cause all sorts of data problems. So avoid the Platinum Micro seller for now as it seems they are the main culprit behind this batch of bogus hard drives. Make sure you select a different seller at checkout, otherwise Platinum Micro will be used by default and you will be returning the item a few days after receipt.