Finding the manufacturer of a drive

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dr. john zoidbergdr. john zoidberg
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in macOS edited January 2014
I recently ordered an external hard drive. How do I find out the OEM of the actual hard drive inside the case? The only information Disk Utility/System Profiler gives me is "Oxford Semiconductor, Ltd".

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    Open the case?
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  • Reply 2 of 6
    dr. john zoidbergdr. john zoidberg Posts: 60member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by RolandG

    Open the case?



    Except that?
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  • Reply 3 of 6
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Doubtful. Oxford makes the bridge chips for FireWire external drives, and Disk Utility is reporting what it sees... the interface.



    Not having one on hand, I can't check, but perhaps Apple System Profiler?
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  • Reply 4 of 6
    johnqjohnq Posts: 2,763member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Dr. John Zoidberg

    Except that?



    Doesn't it also list the Model number? Model number should tie to a specific manufacturer, I would guess.
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  • Reply 5 of 6
    boubabouba Posts: 33member
    it works with system profiler.



    under the ATA section in the hardware, I get the following (for my internal hd):



    TOSHIBA MK1017GAP:



    Capacityt9.37 GB

    ModeltTOSHIBA MK1017GAP

    RevisiontA4.01 B

    Serial Numbert51678296T

    Removable MediatNo

    Detachable DrivetNo

    BSD Nametdisk0

    ProtocoltATA

    Unit Numbert0

    Socket TypetInternal

    OS9 DriverstYes



    I used to have an external hard drive like this and if I can remember correctly, the disk info was visible as well and would probably be listed under firewire...
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  • Reply 6 of 6
    boubabouba Posts: 33member
    I just tested on my ipod, and it says that the hard drive is manufactured by Apple...



    Capacityt18.63 GB

    ManufacturertApple Computer, Inc.

    ModeltiPod

    Removable MediatYes

    Detachable DrivetYes

    BSD Nametdisk1

    OS9 DriverstNo

    Speedt400 Mb/sec Speed
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