Get HDD Serial with .Net

[squirrelly1]

What is the easiest way to get some machine specifice serial number with VB.Net?

I've searched the forums, all of the examples I found are using VB6...

I would like to use something like the processor or motherboard, but I would settle for the hard drive's serial number.

Thanks for your posts,

Squirrelly1

[Pirate]

Quick search brought up these threads :
http://www.vbforums.com/search.php?s...der=descending

[CattleRustler]

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) Objects are your friend

you'd be surprised what you can do with WMI and Performance Counter Objects as well

You can eliminate tons of API code from your programs

[stingrae]

try this:

Imports Scripting

    Public Function GetLicenceHDDSerialNumber() As String
        Dim fso As New FileSystemObject()
        GetLicenceHDDSerialNumber = fso.GetDrive("C").SerialNumber.ToString
    End Function

[alextyx]

I tried, for my curiosity, but it doesn't obtain my HD serial number, but a negative number that probably is the volume number. I had the same result using a procedure that specifically obtain the volume number. With your procedure, as well as using the other one, I can obtain also another number, from the partition E: of the same HD, but serial HD number is unique on the same Disc.

[Chathura]

Yes. This gives only the serial no of the relevent partition. I also want to know how to get the HDD serial no.

Thanx

[jmcilhinney]

Yes. This gives only the serial no of the relevent partition. I also want to know how to get the HDD serial no.

Thanx

WMI is indeed the way to go. Take a look at the Win32_DiskDrive class. I did this myself a while back and I seem to recall that I had to use the Win32_PhysicalMedia and Win32_DiskDrivePhysicalMedia classes too. Just be aware that if a system is running a RAID array then you will not be able to get the individual serial numbers as the entire array is seen as a hard drive. I never did find a way around that.