Lenovo 1Y Keep Your Drive | Defective Media Retention Service

When a drive fails, the hardware can be replaced without surrendering the original media. Lenovo Keep Your Drive gives IT teams a practical way to retain defective drives for one year, preserving control over storage devices that may contain regulated, confidential, or operationally sensitive data. This service is especially valuable where data handling policy matters as much as repair speed. Instead of relying on third-party destruction or return processes, your organization keeps the failed drive in-house and manages disposition on its own terms. That can simplify compliance workflows, reduce uncertainty during audits, and support internal security standards. For procurement and infrastructure teams, the appeal is both operational and financial. It adds a clear retention path to standard service coverage without changing the replacement process itself. That makes it a strong fit for environments where storage media lifecycle control is part of the risk model, including finance, healthcare, legal, and regulated enterprise deployments. If your team needs replacement support without losing custody of the failed device, this service closes that gap cleanly.