Is this drive an official Microsoft OEM, origonal not refurbished hard drive. I have an origonal microsoft game disk that will only play on an official Microsoft hard drive. I called Amazon and was assured that it is not a knock-off or refurbished...
1305716
mine was OEM, no problems here. I needed a genuine because I wanted to play an older game and it works great
803464
Was this sold by Amazon? If so, that sounds about right. A refurb drive would have a white label and have the works refurb on it.
1095164
I do not know where those drive are OEM or not. I have not carefully check out the warranty too. But, it works so far.
129240
I can't say, but I CAN say that this drive didn't work and upon asking to return it the company didn't even want it back. Buy a Microsoft drive. They cost more, but they'll work.
18966
It is, according to Microsoft, a pirated disk and key. Disk comes with burned CD and a paper key with no COA or other validation.
736710
Thanks Terence!This is exactly the info I was looking for! One more question, do you know if the copy of Windows 7 that is factory-installed comes already activated or do you have to activate it on first-boot? If I am to replace the hard drive with a new one (that being the only change) I don't want to face potential activation lock-out because Microsoft thinks I'm trying to install it on an entirely different machine.
246126
My experience with buying the refurbished computers is that they do not have MS Word or Works on them. Now, some do and it is usually spelled out lower on the discription page. If it isn't specifically named there you sould contact the seller to see if they will put in on the hard drive. Some of the refurbishers probably will do that for a price.
1494172
This is an OEM drive, no retail packaging. It will likely come bare in a box. But in my experience they are well packed.
1436664
Sorry to tell you, yeah it's a bad drive. These aren't official Microsoft hard drives, so sometimes they won't work. Try returning it. Mine works pretty nice, but had I known that it wasn't actually produced by Microsoft, I wouldn't have bought it.
404112
It's been running strong in my PS4 for 2 weeks now. I was sceptical at first until I noticed that it is the exact same brand of the hard drive that originally comes with the PS4. If you're that worried, do like I did and get the 3 year extended warranty for $17.
471936
No. Mine works fine. Just make sure that you get a 5400RPM. Any other will not work. Also see UTUBE if you get an error. I didn't. Make sure you do a backup to keep your trophies and game information. I did mine on an external drive due to the amount of data. You can also convert your old HD to a backup with kits on Amazon. Neat.
1200821
I haven't had any problems like that up to this date. I was actually suprised by the quality of this hard drive because it looks like an exact clone to the Microsoft one. I know this doesn't really answer your question and that's because I haven't in countered your problem. I am not going to swear by this HDD as the reading might be your Xbox or might be the HDD if your looking to buy it do it. It's insanely great quality for the price.
1802535
You need to return it. It's not a Microsoft HDD and sometimes the xbox wont reconize non-Microsoft branded products. Return and have them send you a replacement
270810
They are legit. Even if they were knockoffs, I've had 100% work out of 200+ disks so far and data integrity looks good as well. Personally it wouldn't matter to me if they were knockoffs with that record.
806982
Some games are reverse compatible with a hard drive. Not all original Xbox games are. If the hdd works then yes you should be able to but I would buy it at a game stop location to be on the safe side that way if it does not you can still return it fairly easily.
1894889
I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
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Just to let everyone know this is not a certified may Microsoft HDD so it will not let you play original Xbox games with it. You will need a certified Microsoft HDD.