Advertised HDD says " The hard disk can not be formatted, can only be deleted files."

donvf · Sep 4, 2019

So I need a new hdd for Emachines t3110 and I see a Xintor hdd advertised which say in their notes "The hard disk can not be formatted, can only be deleted files." I don't know what this means. Any help here with this question?

Computer semi-expert · Sep 4, 2019

Sounds like either they have a restriction built into the controller or they are lying. Can you show me a link to where you saw this?

donvf · Sep 5, 2019

Computer semi-expert said:
Sounds like either they have a restriction built into the controller or they are lying. Can you show me a link to where you saw this?

Thanks for the reply, Computer semi-expert.
Here is the link :

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Desktop-HDD...rentrq:0209f55516d0abc05ac9b9b4ffc41f85|iid:1

and also

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Internal-Ha...rentrq:0209f55516d0abc05ac9b9b4ffc41f85|iid:1

Computer semi-expert · Sep 6, 2019

I'm not familiar with the Xintor brand. It apparently is Chinese, so who knows?

donvf · Sep 7, 2019

Thanks for looking at it 'Computer semi-expert'.

Computer semi-expert · Sep 7, 2019

No problem. Hope you can find something that meets your needs.

ICwhatyoudid · Dec 5, 2019

I think it is Chinese to English translation glitch, but you know you won't get any tech support unless you also speak Chinese.

cornemuse · Dec 5, 2019

donvf said:
Thanks for the reply, Computer semi-expert.
Here is the link :

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Desktop-HDD-160GB-7200RPM-SATA-3Gb-s-8MB-Cache-3-5-Inch-NAS-Hard-Disk-Drive/352565374107?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160908105057&meid=308e5370c2ab4537880d53d8951ef49f&pid=100675&rk=3&rkt=15&sd=123804713777&itm=352565374107&pmt=1&noa=1&pg=2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci:b88a7402-cff1-11e9-9bd2-74dbd1807750|parentrq:0209f55516d0abc05ac9b9b4ffc41f85|iid:1

and also

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Internal-Hard-Drive-500GB-SATA-3Gb-s-16MB-Cache-3-5-Inch-Desktop-Replacement/163666796435?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160908105057&meid=308e5370c2ab4537880d53d8951ef49f&pid=100675&rk=4&rkt=15&sd=123804713777&itm=163666796435&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci:b88a7402-cff1-11e9-9bd2-74dbd1807750|parentrq:0209f55516d0abc05ac9b9b4ffc41f85|iid:1

FWIW, when I clicked on the first link, AV (360 total sec) indicated a download (unknown file type) as in instantly. 360 never shows for cookies, I have not a clue, , ,