2nd hand harddisk to new - how to check manipulation

[Roman78]

Hey there.

I just bought a second hand PC from around 2014 for the i7-4790K inside. Also there was a WD 2TB hard disk inside. So i thought i could use that in some other PC. But i checked the SMART, Power On Count is 87 and Power on hours now is 60. (was 82 and 58 when i got is). This seams to less. The SSD in that computer had around 2000 Power on Hours.

There is a 120 GB Samsung SSD with OS and the 2TB for data I suppose. Now could it be the hard disk SMART is reset? I did a data restore and couldn't find any thing. Resetting SMART on WD is easily done whit WDR, already did that in a self test.

Now could this one be manipulated and can we proof it. As said i bought the PC for the i7, the hard disk is just some nice extra.

Here some pictures.

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[abolibibelot]

Well, what does the seller say, when questioned with the Jack Bauer “towel” method ?

Russians didn't have hi-tech equipment, so they kinda had to make do with what was around. Sort of like what I'm doin' right now. You probably don't think I could force this towel down your throat. But trust me, I can. All the way. Except I hold onto this one little bit at the end. When your stomach starts to digest it... I pull it out, taking your stomach lining with it. Most people, they take about a week to die. It's very painful.