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should brand new drive have 'power on hours' = zero?



 
 
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Old May 12th 16, 12:47 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Default should brand new drive have 'power on hours' = zero?

If a drive were tested before being stuffed in a retail box, that would
be at least an hour per terabyte.
So is POH reset by manufacturer?
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Old May 12th 16, 06:32 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Default should brand new drive have 'power on hours' = zero?



wrote

If a drive were tested before being stuffed in a retail
box, that would be at least an hour per terabyte.


Doesn’t happen.

So is POH reset by manufacturer?


No need.

 




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