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    Buyers concerned about their purchases can verify the true HDD usage history. SMART parameters are sometimes unreliable, but the true operational time can be checked using FARM values. To do this, one has to use the Smartmontools application version 7.4 or higher (via command: smartctl -l farm /dev/sda) or Seagate’s Seatools software.

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      Ah, thanks. I thought the article ended at the newsletter box, but I now see there was the extra you quoted underneath.