ST500DM002 donor compatibility

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M. B.

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Aug 26, 2025, 12:56:44 PM (10 days ago) Aug 26
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Hello,

could someone please tell me if those heads are compatible:

PATIENT:
serial: Z2A...
part: 1BD142-021
factory: SU
head-marking: TI-L

DONOR:
serial: S2A...
part: 1BD142-320
factory: SU
head-marking: TIAA-B

According the Donorrives they should be fine but I had some troubles with Seagates in the past - they are often quite picky with the heads!

If needed I can provide the ROM of the patient and the preamp type of the donor. MRT can't parse the preamp ouf of the ROM dump to my knowledge...

Thanks for your help in advice!

Artem Rubtsov

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Aug 26, 2025, 5:57:35 PM (10 days ago) Aug 26
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99% that they are compatible.
Preamp is interchangeable on this model.
1% that it has different head vendor (very rare) 

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