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Same Drive, Different Manufacturer?
I have an IBM Travelstar 2.5" HDD that I need to recover data from. I need to replace the PCB. I know any 'donor' drive needs to be identical or as close as possible (kind of a contradiction). I may have found one, but some thing doesn't jive. My drive:
IBM Travelstar, model IC25N020ATCS04-0
P/N: 07N8367
MLC: H68897
CHS: 16383/16/63
A141111
The person that has the candidate drive says everyone of the numbers above are exactly the same EXCEPT it is a Hitachi. The only Hitachi's I find are:
07N8367 IC25N030ATCS04-0 correct P/N, different Model #
07N8368 IC25N020ATCS04-0 correct Model #, different P/N
Can there be a drive with all the same numbers as the one I have BUT produced by a different manufacturer?
IBM Travelstar, model IC25N020ATCS04-0
P/N: 07N8367
MLC: H68897
CHS: 16383/16/63
A141111
The person that has the candidate drive says everyone of the numbers above are exactly the same EXCEPT it is a Hitachi. The only Hitachi's I find are:
07N8367 IC25N030ATCS04-0 correct P/N, different Model #
07N8368 IC25N020ATCS04-0 correct Model #, different P/N
Can there be a drive with all the same numbers as the one I have BUT produced by a different manufacturer?
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I would say there is a good chance that you will have success in using the PCB from the Hitachi.