Question 1

what is bare drive?

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I am sorry if I didn't get your question correctly but If you mean what does "bare drive" mean, in means that it's the drive only. You have to put it in your PC Case and connect the cables. bare drive vs. external drives which come with a case and you connect them usually through a USB cable. If you mean the capacity I got the 2 gig version = 1.8 gb

Question 2

Do these come with SATA III cables to connect to your motherboard or do you have to purchase those separately?

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**Note** There is no distinction between SATA I/II/III cables. Any SATA cable (quality, not junk) will work with all 3 standards, just as fast: http://www.serialata.org/documents/SATA-6Gbs-Fast-Just-Got-Faster.pdf

Question 3

how do you get it to boot or install a OS on it when it says

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With the drive installed and a SATA line plugged in along with the power connector you then turn the power on.  As the machine powers up you will be given the opportunity to get into the BIO's by hitting the DEL key.  Once there make sure that the drive is recognized by the BIO's and that you have made the changes to date and time and that you DVD/CD player/recorder is recognized.  Place your WINDOWS or LINEX operating system disk in your DVD/CD then follow the directions.  The operating system disk will format your hard drive.  PS don't forget to set the BOOT order so that your system will boot off of the DVD/CD drive.  Set your hard drive as second boot device.  Once the operating system is installed power down and then back up so that you can reset the hard drive to 1st device to boot from and the DVD/CD to 2nd boot device.

Question 4

It's pictured without a cover to somewhat seal the hard drive discs. Does it come with the cover?

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The hard drives arrive fully enclosed and ready to use. Not sure why the photo is posted the way it is, however you will have no issues.Hope this helps.

ASIN	B005CT56R6
Additional Features	Portable
Best Sellers Rank	#1,134 in Internal Hard Drives
Brand	Seagate
Built-In Media	Barracuda® 500GB SATA
Cache Memory Installed Size	16
Color	Black
Compatible Devices	Desktop
Connectivity Technology	SATA
Customer Package Type	Amazon Frustration-Free
Customer Reviews	4.4 out of 5 stars 1,631 Reviews
Data Transfer Rate	600 megabits_per_second
Digital Storage Capacity	500 GB
Enclosure Material	Aluminum
Form Factor	3.5-inch
Global Trade Identification Number	00763615987707, 00763649032046, 04019518035233, 07636490030598
Hard Disk Description	Mechanical Hard Disk
Hard Disk Form Factor	3.5 inches
Hard Disk Interface	Serial ATA-600
Hard Disk Rotational Speed	1 rpm
Hard-Drive Size	500
Hardware Connectivity	SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Hardware Platform	PC
Installation Type	Internal Hard Drive
Item Part Number	ST500DM002
Item Type Name	Desktop HDD Hard Drive - Internal
Item Weight	415 g
Manufacturer	Seagate
Media Speed	125
Mfr Part Number	ST500DM002
Model Name	Barracuda
Model Number	ST500DM002
Number of Items	1
Read Speed	600 megabytes_per_second
Special Feature	Portable
Specific Uses For Product	Personal
UPC	639767844680 778889351482 763615987707 638353016807 638353019501 763649032046
Unit Count	1 Count

(Old Model) Seagate 500GB Desktop HDD Sata 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST500DM002)

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