Should I be cautious plugging in a used harddrive?

[ArcticApe]

Hello!

I recently bought a used harddrive, but I'm having some paranoia. Is it possible I plug it in and it compromises my system somehow? I have an option to plug it into an old HP machine and do a disk wipe with the BIOS there but its a bit of a hassle

[MonkeyBomb]

If you don't know the person you got it from and have concerns the extra steps by using the old HP sounds like it'd be worth the effort

 

Who knows what's on the drive

[bal723]

nah, if u know what u was using it for then u can plug even while pc is running

[Blue4130]

9 hours ago, bal723 said:

nah, if u know what u was using it for then u can plug even while pc is running

Doing so runs the risk of viris/Malware infection. I have never taken precautions, but I tend to get disks from known sources. 

[bal723]

7 hours ago, Blue4130 said:

Doing so runs the risk of viris/Malware infection. I have never taken precautions, but I tend to get disks from known sources. 

then if u scared of trying it on ur main system, try using another pc that u dont worry about