I have a problem that I am sure has happened to many people…
The power supply in my computer surged, taking with it quite a few PCI cards, a DVD Burner, a CD Burner, and a hard drive. I was due for an upgrade anyway… but I’d still like to get the data from my hard drive if at all possible.
I’ve done quite a bit of research, and it seems like I should be able to swap the logic boards from an identical hard drive. Makes sense.
So my question is regarding what constitutes an identical hard drive.
The drive that was burned is a western digital (more precisely, a wd600ab-00bva0). I’ve done a little bit of looking on eBay, etc… and have seen a few. But on the back of the hard drive, there is also a “DCM” number (in my case, it’s DRBABT2CB). What is this number? Does it have anything to do w/ compatibility?
Basically I need to know if the “identical” drive I’m looking for needs to have the same DCM number or if just having the same model numbe ris OK.
I’ve done quite a bit of looking around, and I can’t find this info on the internet (and WD’s website is particularly unhelpful).
Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated!
JM