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Heh, you might've beaten me by a second or so. And with the same answer. Welcome to SU!
– music2myear
Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 20:09
+1 for asking about the manufacturer's wipe policy, though the suggestion of stashing the drive doesn't allow Brann to send the disk back!
– shufler
Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 20:09
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To be fair, stashing the drive is the only secure way to keep your data safe. Its up to the user to determine if data safety or drive warranty is more valuable. Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too :)
– mikebabcock
Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 20:14
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Well, actually, I reported the issue on Friday, Dell FedExed me a new drive on monday with complete instructions to swap the two drives, and today a FedExe guy knocked at my door to grab the old disk. So Kudos to their support service ! But the thing is that now I guess I owe them a disk :)
– Brann
Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 20:16
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Dell will bill you for the new hard drive if you do not return the defective drive within a few days.
– Moab
Commented Feb 1, 2012 at 20:43

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