Thank you very much for the clarifications. Do you know offhand (or where I can find this information) on which model (7200.x) this drive is? I *think* it is 7200.14 just based on what I'm seeing pictures of elsewhere but cannot find anything definitive.
How compatible are the head extraction tools? Will the extraction tool for a 7200.11 work on a .12 or .14 drive?
I've attached a photo of three drives; the one on the left is the patient drive, the two others are potential donors. I highly suspect the rightmost is *not* compatible but would love to learn how you identify potential donors or discount other drives from being potential donors. Are there SN/PN decoders that I could use to determine this?
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Patient: ST1000DM003, PN 9YN162-302, FW CC4C, SN S1D1H8EP, Date: 12444, Site SU
Middle Donor: ST1000DM003, PN 1ER162-300, FW CC43, SN Z4Y0EL7J, Date 14467, Site TK
Right Donor: ST31000524AS, PN 9YP154-303, FW JC45, SN 5VP7YB1B, Date 11327, Site SU