I think everyone is forgetting something here. If the drive is defective, which seems apparent, why not send it back as a DOA RMA, and get a replacement, or at least an explanation from the source as to why the full amount isn’t seen. And the explanation should come in writing, and from a creatable echelon of Compaq, not the first level techs.

I too have never heard of this type of referb, so again, seems to me like it is a defect and should be replaced...bottom line.