Many years ago, my laptop died on me and was repaired. I can't remember if it was due to the hard drive or some other part. How can I find out if the hard drive was replaced? Is it possible to check when a hard drive was first used?
Many times there is a date of manufacture on the HD....this may help you.
Or you could look at the files on the drive and maybe you could tell that way.
Keep in mind..there may be files on the drive dated older than the drive....but maybe you could look at the Windows files and that will give you a clue.