How can i know if my hdd was damaged by static?

[quetzalcoatl747]

Recently i bought a new hdd and it was dead on arrival,i asked for a refund and the dude said it was my fault.The hdd shows up in the bios but it wont initialize from disk management.Was it really my fault?.

 

[seagate_surfer]

Hello quetzalcoatl747. What brand is your HDD? If it is a Seagate, you can check on the health of the drive by using our free Seatools software. We also recommend reading on how to protect your HDD from static electricity and this guide will tell you how to test a drive you think was damaged by such an event.