Question 1

So why do these drives NOT come with jumpers to distinguish between slave/master designations?  Nothing in the Newegg advertisement says its a BARE drive.

Accepted Answer

These are SATA drives, not ATA/IDE. There's no such thing as master/slave for SATA.

Question 2

Is this drive compatible with the Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K?  Thank you.

Accepted Answer

Yes. Any motherboard with SATA 3 or 6 Gb port will work also.

Question 3

Is this drive you offer brand new never used?  Because many sellers sell used as new.

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us with your question. The item is brand new. Normally, if the item was refurbished or open box it would be listed on the product page.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 4

The drive I got is extremely noisy!  Is this normal for this drive?

Accepted Answer

The drives we purchased are for servers.  I have not noticed any additional noise with these drives.  However, this 7200 rpm drive will produce more noise than a 5400 rpm or 5900 rpm drive due to the faster spin speed of the drive.

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