[SOLVED] Strange blue sponges in HDD

[DiegoFarras]

I recently received a new HDD (Barracuda 3TB ATA3).
When I opened it I found two little blue sponges between drive's motherboard and its core. I guess I have to remove them before usage, but I wanted to be sure asking here what should I do about them.

Photo ->

https://imgur.com/yFdpZwf

View: https://imgur.com/yFdpZwf


Also I would like to know what their pourpose actually is.

Thanks in advance

More photos, sorry could not get more detailed ones

https://imgur.com/J4SJ5qF

https://imgur.com/8LMedOU

 

[Lutfij]

Do you happen to have a larger resolution image of the "sponges"? It could be packing peanuts that got squeezed between the drive and it's PCB.

 

[DiegoFarras]

Do you happen to have a larger resolution image of the "sponges"? It could be packing peanuts that got squeezed between the drive and it's PCB.

Let my edit the post with it!

 

[popatim]

Definitely not packing peanuts and not other Seagate 3tb's have them from the 'unboxing' videos I just watched. This makes me wonder where you got this drive from?

 

[USAFRet]

I have a 2014 500GB WD Green sitting on the desk next to me.
It has some foamy like material between the PCB and the metal drive case.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I just dug in the drawer next to me and found a WD Blue from 2009. It has some foam between the PCB and the case.
It seems pretty normal for some models.

Although the 2tb seagate barracuda in the drawer doesnt have these.

 

[popatim]

I just realized that I have two Seagate 3Tb drives sitting on my desk at home that I could look at. LoL

 

[fzabkar]

This appears to be the PCB:

There are two unpopulated locations for shock sensors (rotational vibration sensors, mounted at a 25 degree angle). One is just below the top RH screw hole, and the other is just below a screw hole at the LH end of the slanted edge of the PCB.

The enterprise version of the HDD would populate these vibration sensors. However, one of the "beans" appears to be wedged above the LH sensor. This would prevent the sensor from vibrating freely, so AISI this proves that the bean is not meant to be there.

 

[DiegoFarras]

I bought them at: https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B075YPRCWC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And also asked them about this thing, just to know from vendor, and they replied literally
"Desconocemos cual es el propósito de esas esponjas pero puede retirarlas."
Which can be translated as: We do not know its pourpose, but you can take them out freely.

@fzabkar then I will remove them, thanks!