I'm putting together a small file server. It's only purpose is to run WinXP and control a RAID 1 array. It will sit on the end of a cat 5 cable somewhere (basement?) and by mapping the big drives, I can swap/save files in and out all day long. The RAID drives are new and large (for me, anyhow).

The drive I want to use to hold the OS is one I picked up earlier in the year. It's 30GB (which is more than enough room) but - it has a date of 1999 on it. However, it was actually new in the box, and had never been taken out of the anti-static wrapper. In other words, it had never been touched by human hands or had power applied to it for over a dozen years since it left the factory.

I plugged it in and it came right up. Seems fine.

I don't want to have to worry that this old disk will crap out on me, but since it's essentially new, should I be worried? Anyone have experience with this situation?