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nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 03:52 PM

Hello,

What is the different between the serialnumber returned by nSerialHD() and the number returned by the dos-command

wmic diskdrive get serialnumber

I'm always use nSerialHD(), but I see that the other number is also with characters, instead only numbers.

Enrico Maria Giordano

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 04:10 PM

Try

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? NUMTOHEX( NSERIALHD() )

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 05:48 PM

Unfortunately give this also a number.

Enrico Maria Giordano wrote:Try
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? NUMTOHEX( NSERIALHD() )
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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 06:20 PM

Can I see a sample of such serial?

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 09:40 PM

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nSerialHD() = 410452486
NUMTOHEX( NSERIALHD() ) = 18770206
wmic diskdrive get serialnumber = S3TRNA0M316529

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 09:43 PM

You forgot the code. :-)

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 09:44 PM

It's added now

Enrico Maria Giordano wrote:You forgot the code.

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 09:57 PM

nSerialHD() returns the number of the VOL command.

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Re: nserialhd() vs serialnumber
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:12 PM

Yes now I see.

It's NUMTOHEX( NSERIALHD() ) that give the same result as the VOL command.

So NSERIALHD() is not the real serial-number. After re-formating it, it will be different then.

There are also utilities to change it :cry:

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