Out-of-specification detection

A method comprising:

• determining a range or threshold for a plurality of conditions associated with an electronic device;
• monitoring, using a system condition engine powered by a secondary power source that is separate from a primary power source that powers the electronic device, at least a portion of the plurality of conditions associated with the electronic device wherein one of conditions includes a processor frequency range and a second condition includes a condition that is monitored when the electronic device is powered off;
• and
• recording, in a one-time writable non-volatile memory element, that a specific condition from the monitored portion of the plurality of conditions is or was outside of a specific range or exceeded a specific threshold associated with the specific condition when the specific condition is outside of the specific range or exceeded the specific threshold.

A system for enabling out-of-specification detection of a condition of an electronic device, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a system condition engine powered by a secondary power source that is separate from a primary power source that powers the electronic device, the system condition engine configured to cause the one or more processors to monitor conditions associated with the electronic device, wherein a first condition includes a frequency range of a specific processor and a second condition is a condition that is monitored when the electronic device is powered off;
• and
• non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory can store a predetermined specification range or a specification threshold for each of the conditions associated with the electronic device being monitored, wherein when a specific condition is outside of a predetermined specification range associated with the specific condition or exceeds a specification threshold associated with the specific condition, system condition engine can cause the one or more processors to record that the specific condition is or was outside of the predetermined specification range associated with the specific condition or exceeded the specification threshold associated with the specific condition in a one-time writable non-volatile memory element.