Smart data is able to be cleared/reset. When you buy a used drive from reputable companies like serverpartdeals they’ll almost always show up with less than 100 power on hours as they’ve had them recertified by the manufacturer and after doing so reset smart. I don’t think you can do it natively via sata and need to use something like an rs232 to usb adapter with another physical interface. I could be wrong about exactly how it’s done/the hardware needed, but it can be reset.
Smart data is able to be cleared/reset. When you buy a used drive from reputable companies like serverpartdeals they’ll almost always show up with less than 100 power on hours as they’ve had them recertified by the manufacturer and after doing so reset smart. I don’t think you can do it natively via sata and need to use something like an rs232 to usb adapter with another physical interface. I could be wrong about exactly how it’s done/the hardware needed, but it can be reset.