sold a hard drive wih data on from Scan

[smelly]

Ordered a hard drive from Scan, got it, plugged it in. And it had a complete win7 system on it with personal data.

Called Scan, arranged for a RMA. But that's not the point. Why is a hard drive with data being sent out???! It obviously belongs to someone.

I unplugged it boxed it up and awaiting collection.

First time it's ever happened and I'm a bit shocked tbh.

[Disturbedguy]

Surely this would be better posted in the SCAN section, rather than GD?

[handscombmp]

I had a HDD from scan that had scratches on it down the side and the bag with the screws had been cut open.

That was with a 2tb samsung one.

I wonder what's happening then.

[Grey M@a]

Ordered a hard drive from Scan, got it, plugged it in. And it had a complete win7 system on it with personal data.

Called Scan, arranged for a RMA. But that's not the point. Why is a hard drive with data being sent out???! It obviously belongs to someone.

I unplugged it boxed it up and awaiting collection.

First time it's ever happened and I'm a bit shocked tbh.

Obviously got sold a HD that was sent back to Scan, I would ask for a complete new HD off the shelf in stead of being palmed off with a second hand HD.

[Chris P]

smelly

Please raise a query in the SCAN After Sales section with your Invoice number so we can look into this.

Best Regards

[Terbinator]

Copy and paste the pr0n folder first!

[Andeh13]

Copy and paste the pr0n folder first!

Definitely this^

[Powderhound]

And check for any government stuff on there.

[santa claus]

Ordered a hard drive from Scan, got it, plugged it in. And it had a complete win7 system on it with personal data.

Called Scan, arranged for a RMA. But that's not the point. Why is a hard drive with data being sent out???! It obviously belongs to someone.

I unplugged it boxed it up and awaiting collection.

First time it's ever happened and I'm a bit shocked tbh.

I think they're all at it. By their own admission, MESH use second hand hard drives which they say are "re-mastered" - a fancy way of excusing the fact that they sell second hand goods in "new" computers. People find all sorts of files on the disk after "re-mastering" has taken place. Do Scan use second hand bits Chris P?

[Terbinator]

I think they're all at it. By their own admission, MESH use second hand hard drives which they say are "re-mastered" - a fancy way of excusing the fact that they sell second hand goods in "new" computers. People find all sorts of files on the disk after "re-mastering" has taken place. Do Scan use second hand bits Chris P?

'Mastering'

[santa claus]

'Mastering'

Laughable isn't it? There's a much simpler term - "USED". Doesn't look good in the marketing blurb though...

[Lucio]

TBH, knowing what a typical warehouse is like, all it takes is a single return that looks otherwise ok outside to get mixed up with your goods in shipment and you get a situation like this.

Anyone who works in distribution knows that every once in a blue moon this happens. What I want to know is who on earth was daft enough to return a HDD with data on it? Windows 7 I could understand, but to return an otherwise working HDD?? Crazy...

[Terbinator]

Free Windows license for everyone.

[SiM]

Do Scan use second hand bits Chris P?

http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-he...-sold-new.html

But in these rare cases Scan are very helpful at exchanging if you wish to.

I would be thankful for the free pr0n in this case and would maybe paypal scan a couple of extra quid for the nice gesture

[sadbuttrue]

This was common practise when I worked in returns at a well known computer parts company many years ago (not Scan).

Goods returned by customers would first be tested for fault. Anything that passed and could be repackaged would then be sent back into distribution. At least 95% of memory and hds that passed testing were resold as new.

[GoNz0]

trading standards should be told about it, i don't know the legal side but you got sold 2nd hand goods as new.