How do i remove a failed apple hardware test from About this Mac?

I ran Apple Hardware Test quicktest using the wrong disk/ version of AHT that did not support my motherboard. Now under About this Mac .. more detail.. diagnostics it shows this failed test. i want it out of there. Thanks, jim

Long story .. but board is a different model than original. ... bought water damage repair off of Ebay... got a call that it could not be repaired but they offered to replace the board for only 20$ more... so i let them do it. Original board was early 2008 2.4 GHZ Core Duo, new board is 2.2GHZ Core duo late 20007... they put an older board in than was original. i'm not real happy but it works... I guess you get what you pay for.

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