HDD "Is Not Ready"

[NateBeast]

I had a 3TB Seagate Barracuda HDD and I had to RMA it. I got the new drive back today, and I noticed that it is a Recertified drive. What does this mean? Anyways, I went into disk management to initialize the HDD. I choose GPT and click OK, and it says "The device is not ready. It says the same thing if I choose MBR. Please help!

 

[Shaun o]

What does a re-certified drive mean.

It means it was tested and found not to be working at some point when returned under Rma procedure to Seagate.
Where part of the drive could of have failed, or developed an intermittent fault.

But the part of the drive such as the circuit board that controls the drive has been replaced.
If the drive is reporting it is not ready, it means there is a problem in most cases with the I/O part of the drives circuit board .

Or the Sata interface, connector on the drive Nate.
Double check the Sata data cable to the drive is firmly connected to it, and the sata motherboard connectors.
And also power to the drive.

Or try using a different sata cable with the drive.

The error is mostly down to a bad data cable or a lack of power to the drive.
If you find it not to be the case, then send it back to Seagate again and demand a new like for like drive, not a re-certified model Nate. You are within your rights to totally do this, if the drive is still under warranty.
If the drive failed under normal conditions of use.
IE: You as the buyer or user did not subject the drive to an impact in excess of the stated G rating of the drive, or for example stood on the drive exerting a heavy weight or load on it.

Consumer rights .