Object Record / FI-HDD-001
WD VelociRaptor 450 GB drive set
stored / four label identities reconciled / full health state unknown / registered set / direct-SATA qualification pending
Primary evidence
The object before the record.
Source photography has not yet been registered for this object.
Narrative record
Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.
Provenance
Custody record
Logged 2026-07-20 / quantity 8 reported / 4 directly identified / 4 pending inspection. 0 source asset references registered.
Identification notes
What is known
Operator reports eight 450 GB WD VelociRaptor drives acquired for the CaseLabs pedestal storage assembly around 2014. Four units inspected through a USB bridge on 2026-07-20 each reported model WD4500BLHX-01V7BV0 and 450.1 GB capacity. None presented a recognized partition map. Read-only probes of the first three logged no physical I/O errors; the fourth bridge session did not permit a direct raw-device read. The USB bridge did not expose SMART data. WD product literature distinguishes the WD4500BLHX as the 2.5-inch drive and the WD4500HLHX as the 3.5-inch IcePack-equipped assembly. Label photography on 2026-07-30 reconciled four distinct units and showed each installed in a retained IcePack carrier; serial numbers remain in the private register. Do not promote any unit to working-array status before direct-SATA identity, SMART, short and extended self-tests, and a complete read pass. Private canonical carrier IDs and test handles are assigned only to the four photographed units.
Restoration relevance
Why it remains connected
registered set / direct-SATA qualification pending. Disposition: keep pending test. The object remains associated with L’ARCHIVE / CaseLabs Mercury S8 Restoration.
Uncertainty notes
What remains unresolved
stored / four label identities reconciled / full health state unknown. registered set / direct-SATA qualification pending. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.
Relationships
Keep the object connected.
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Parent system
L’ARCHIVE / CaseLabs Mercury S8 Restoration
Documentation and restoration of L’ARCHIVE, the completed physical artwork formed by LE RÉDEMPTEURE, the boutique hardline-cooled X99 main cube, and LE SAUVEGARDER, the preservation and storage-array pedestal. The structure is authoritative; assembly and function remain unverified.
Associated dossier / FI-PROJ-001 / restoration active / function unverified
Field logs / dossiers
Archive routes
Source Assets / 0 references
Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.
No raw source asset path is registered for this object yet.