Alexander Skwar wrote:
> Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> > Dave Jones wrote:
> >>   9 Power_On_Hours          0x0012   099   099   000   
> >> Old_age Always -       13573
> >
> > Drive has been ruuning for 13573 hours total.
>
> How much can this data be trusted?

It can't.  Sometimes there's a factor involved (like on my old 
drive), sometimes the number wraps (like on the current one).

> On my system, I've got: 
>
>    9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age 
>  Always       -       145037
>
> 16.5 years?
>
> I don't think so...

You probably know how long the drive has approximately been running, 
then you can figure out the used multiplier.

Benno
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