If you have an external hard drive, you need to disassemble the enclosure first and then remove the hard drive. Only then can you find the model on the hard drive’s label.
There are a lot of numbers on a hard drive’s label, but which is the actual “model number?” See the example hard drive labels below to identify your hard drive’s model number.
Example Seagate model numbers:
ST1000DM003 ST2000DM001 ST31500341AS ST3802110A ST91000430AS | ST1000LM024 ST3000DM001 ST3160023AS ST4000DM000 ST9500325AS | ST2000LM007 ST31000524AS ST3500841AS ST4000LM024 ST9808211A | ST20000LM007 ST31000528AS ST360020A ST5000DM000 ST1000LM035 | ST2000DL003 ST3100624AS ST380011A ST500LM000 ST3000DM000 |
Still can’t find your Seagate model number? Try Seagate’s free online Model Number Locator (scroll to the photos at the bottom of the page; DO NOT install the software since your drive needs to remain powered off).
Example Maxtor model numbers:
5T040H4 6V3000F0 6Y160M0 | 6B250S0 6Y040L0 6Y160P0 | 6H400F0 6Y080I0 6Y250P00 | 6H500F0 6Y080L0 7H500R0 | 6L100P0 6Y120L0 7Y250P0 |
Example Western Digital model numbers:
WD1001FALS-40K1B0 WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 WD2500BB-98DWA0 WD400BB-00DEA0 | WD1003FBYX-86Y7B0 WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 WD2500JB-00GVA0 WD40NMZW-11GX6S1 | WD10EADS-65M2B0 WD1200BB-22FTA0 WD30EFRX-68EUZNO WD5000AADS-00M2B0 | WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 WD1502FAEX-007BA0 WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 WD5000AAKS-402AA0 | WD10JMVW-11AJGS2 WD2300AAJS-65RYA0 WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 |
Some Western Digital drives are actually Hitachi. If you see “HUS” in the model number, it’s Hitachi:
Example Fujitsu model numbers:
MHT2040AT MHW2080DH MJA2160BH | MHT2080AH MHW2120BH MJA2500BH | MHV2060BH MHW2160BH MPE3170AT | MHV2080BH MHY2200BH | MHV2100AH MHZ2320BH |
Less common prefixes include “DTLA” and “IC.”
Example Hitachi model numbers:
HDE721010SLA330 HDS723020BLA642 HTS545050A7E362 HTS723232L9SA6 | HDP725025GLA380 HDS725050KLA360 HTS545050B9SA02 HTS725050A7E630 | HDS72020BLALA642 HDT721010SLA360 HTS547575APE384 HTS725050A9A362 | HDS721010KLA330 HTS541010A9E680 HTS721010A9E630 HUS726060ALE610 | HDS722020ALA330 HTS545025B9SA02 HTS722020K9SA00 HUS726060ALE610 |
Example Toshiba model numbers:
MG03ACA200 MK3265GSXF MK7559GSM MQ01ABD075 MQ01UBD050 | MK1237GSX MK5055GSX MK7575GSX MQ01ABD100 MQ03ABB300 | MK2555GSXF MK5059GSXP MK8025GAS MQ01ABF050 MQ04ABF100 | MK3021GAS MK6021GAS MK8034GSX MQ01ACF050 | MK3255GSXF MK6025GAS MQ01ABC150 MQ01UBB200 |
Example Toshiba/Hitachi model numbers:
DT01ABA100V | DT01ABA300 | DT01ACA100 | HDWD110 |
Example Samsung model numbers:
HD103SI HD501LJ HS082HB | HD103SJ HD502HJ SP1614N | HD103UJ HM080JI SV3002H | HD160JJ/P HM160HI | HD204UI HS06THB |
Some Samsung drives are really Seagate (if you see a model number starting with “ST,” the drive is Seagate):
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