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I skimmed the article, but I could not see this, so I am asking here.
Is there a tool to check the extra data and verify if a drive is or isn’t counterfit?
Basically no, if you didn’t buy directly from seagate you just can’t really know.
Firmware can be updated, labels faked, serial numbers changed.
Damn it, I am right now in the market for seven 8TB drives, and I am looking at the Seagate Ironwolf Pro NT drives…
If Seagate’s FARM is really unforgeable as the article says, then you can check it with
smartctl -l farm /dev/sda.
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Don’t think this is relevant if you use UBO.
