Comment on A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new lifeparentComments−fred_is_fred1yThe other purpose of a CarFax is to validate or attempt to validate that the mileage reported is accurate or not. Is there an equivalent of mileage for a CPU or motherboard?−bigfatkitten1yBIOS on Panasonic Toughbooks reports total power-on hours. This is independent of the HDD/SSD’s SMART reported runtime.You can view this as a normal user, but it can’t be reset by mortals.−ok1234561yPeople aren't forging SMART drive diagnostics. These are <$100 components anyway.−kube-system1ySMART stats are cleared on secondhand or "refurbished" drives quite frequentlye.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864788
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The other purpose of a CarFax is to validate or attempt to validate that the mileage reported is accurate or not. Is there an equivalent of mileage for a CPU or motherboard?
BIOS on Panasonic Toughbooks reports total power-on hours. This is independent of the HDD/SSD’s SMART reported runtime.
You can view this as a normal user, but it can’t be reset by mortals.
People aren't forging SMART drive diagnostics. These are <$100 components anyway.
SMART stats are cleared on secondhand or "refurbished" drives quite frequently
e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42864788