Every year the world produces 60 million tonnes of electronic wasteA quantity that grows five times higher on a rhythm than the recycling capacity. An important contribution to this phenomenon comes from Premature replacement of electronic devicesIn particular laptops, often thrown away after a few years of use, even though they still work.
In response to this problem, HP announced the development of PCFAXA new platform that offers a detailed chronology of the life cycle of every laptop, on the example of the well -known Carfax For cars. The project was born with the aim Promote the reuse of IT devicesFor a circular and more sustainable economy.
For those who do not know Carfax, it is a platform that is used in Europe with which you can quickly obtain a reconstruction of the entire lifespan of the vehicle until the moment of purchase. In this way, those who prepare to acquire a used vehicle can perform a conscious costs due to accidents, the health status of the vehicle, kilometer paths and other useful information recorded by the Officine network over the years.
As reported Ieee spectrumThe basis of the PCFAX system is the integration of the Telemetry directly in firmware From HP devices. The data is collected by sensors that are already present in the PCS company: Thermal monitors, SSD health indicators, rotation sensors of fans And other tools constantly detect the condition and efficiency of the system.
This information is coming Save safely on a protected part of the SSD unitInaccessible for unauthorized users. The heart of the security system is theEndpoint protection controllerA hardware component that is independent of the CPU introduced by HP in 2019. This module manages the cryptographic tests E guarantees that the data cannot be changed or deletedEven in the case of reinstalling the operating system.
The collected data is then integrated in a cyclical and time deposited telemetric register, that can are consulted by authorized applications. PCFAX is not limited to data about the device: Information from the HP production chain, from assistance centers, customer support platforms and external partners such as Intel and other component manufacturers.
The result is a complete report that can be used by IT -Manager to optimize the company’s fleet’s fleetFor example, and private users to evaluate the reliability of a laptop used before the purchase.
A further step forward will be the integration of Artificial intelligence models In management dashboard. These systems will be possible Predict -threatening mistakessuch as the demolition of batteries or the course of SSDs, E generate automatic maintenance tickets before the problem occursReducing times of inactivity and operating costs.
Despite the technical innovation, HP acknowledges that to encourage a large scale of adoption, it will be necessary Standardize the telemetry framework between different producers And increase the awareness of the benefits of the approach.
PCFAX represents a concrete proposal to encourage one of the most urgent environmental problems: the reduction of e-waste (electronic waste). If welcomed and implemented on a systemic level, this could redefine the life cycle of electronic devices, making the IT sector more sustainable and responsible.
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