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  1. Apr 21st, 2010, 12:51 PM #1
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    Arrow is it possible to change hard disk serial

    is it possible to change hard disk serial

    If yes, give me the code
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

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  3. Apr 21st, 2010, 01:48 PM #3
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    far as I know, the serial number of the disk can not be changed
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    Try to find the manufacturer address,
    take off your hard disk from your PC,
    send it back to them,
    ask their engineers to reprogram it then send it back to you.

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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    maybe he means the serial that applied in the format process.
    that sure can be done, as it done in format,
    but don't know how, yet
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    I found this upon searching: http://www.codeproject.com/kb/system..._drive_sn.aspx

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  8. Apr 22nd, 2010, 05:12 AM #7
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    Depends on if he was thinking of the actual hard disk serial number, of the volume/partition serial number (which is changed when it is formated).
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    Many drives have more than serial number. Some are manufacturer specific and are hardcoded into the chips (Used by the manufacturer to trace there production for warranties, etc)

    The problem with these serial numbers is that different manufacturers use them in different ways so coding your application to use such a number is not a good idea.

    But I suspect the one he means is the drive serial number which you read with GetDriveInfo api function. That's the one that's written when the drive is formatted. There are simple freeware and shareware tools to change that number.
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    Re: is it possible to change hard disk serial

    He's probably trying to circumvent software security features
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