For hard disk drives I leave the drive aside for 24 hours, before powering it up, if it's likely to have been in below-zero temperatures before it got to me.
I run a short SMART test and check the results, as well as attributes, in case it's faulty already. Then do similar to the OP, afterwards running a short, conveyance, and long test.
> For hard disk drives I leave the drive aside for 24 hours, before powering it up, if it's likely to have been in below-zero temperatures before it got to me.
Regarding temperatures: it used to be somewhat common practice to freeze drives that were clicking.
Funny to hear someone waiting to them to thaw, when I have intentionally frozen a bunch of drives before.
I run a short SMART test and check the results, as well as attributes, in case it's faulty already. Then do similar to the OP, afterwards running a short, conveyance, and long test.