Sometimes it is useful to know the age of the hard drive – for example, when buying or exchanging a used drive. Or to understand whether to think about buying a new one. Information port Howtogek.com speakAs you can find the age of the hard drive on Windows.
Look at the physical label
The easiest way to find the age of the hard drive is to see the date of production on the label. They are printed in the factory and contain technical information about equipment, including the day the hard drive is produced. Although not all manufacturers indicate this detail.
To check the label, turn off the computer and turn it off from the power source. Open the system device, find the hard drive and turn it to find the label. Usually indicated in the format of the date or May. It can be recorded both by itself and after the brand (the day of the fake job).
Check the number of Se
If the production date is not specified on the disc itself, its age may be approximately evaluated by checking the status of the guarantee on the manufacturer's website. To do this, as prescribed, you need to enter the hard drive. You can find some of the labels on the label or use the command WMIC DiskDrive has Serialnumber On the command line windows.
Check the time for the operation time
If there is no label on the disk and verifying the guarantee does not provide any information, there is another option – you can see how much the total hard drive has done. Detailed data on the number of disk hours can be obtained by using smart tools, such as Crystaldiskinfo utility.
So, assuming, the utility shows that the disc is operating for 1,780 hours and you use the computer for 10 hours a day. Divide 1,780 by 10 – and it will turn out with 178 days. But remember that the calculations are only close and the actual age of the disk may be larger.
Operating system installation date
If you have never changed and formatted a hard drive, nor does it reinstall the operating system from the time it is purchased, that is, it is likely that the age of the hard drive coincides with the date of installation of the OS. This method does not always provide accurate information, but at least reveal a close number.
To check the operating system installation date, open the command line and enter the command Systeminfo | Find “original installation date”. Then, click Enter – and a string with the exact installation date of the OS will appear in the window. On it, you may estimate the age of the hard drive, but it may not be accurate if your operating system is cloned from an old drive.