how to find out when did you laptop first used?

[DaWhim]

I bought this used laptop and I am wondering how long had the original owner used it. the battery was first used in 03/2003. the BIOS was installed in 03/2003. does it tell me something?

 

[AnyMal]

Yes, it tells you when your laprop was assembled at the factory.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
Yes, it tells you when your laprop was assembled at the factory.

so you mean the BIOS date is about the date that my lappy first used?

 

[beyoku]

trying looking at the creation of some of the windows startup files.

 

[Yomicron]

If it still has the original install of XP, type 'systeminfo' a command prompt. One of the items listed will be the original install date. My thinkpad has the install date as the first day I turned it on.

 

[Joker81]

some companies will tell you when a warranty ran out if you put in the serial number

 

[DaWhim]

the seller did a reinstall window before sending it to me.

 

[jschuk]

You will have to go by the manufacturing date (should be within 3 months of purchase). The BIOS will tell you nothing due to BIOS upgrades or even a BIOS that came out before that machine was even put together. Windows information would have been the best, but it was reloaded so you are out of luck there. Post the type/serial number info here and I can lookup the manufacturer/warranty information.

 

[DaWhim]

IBM X-30

******************************* SYSTEM SUMMARY *******************************
OS information: Microsoft Windows XP
OS version: 5.10.2600 Service Pack 1
Processor: x86 Family 6 Model 11 Stepping 4
Memory: 515,056 kb
BIOS version: 1.05 (1KET44WW)
Machine type-Model: 2672EU1