Identifying a hard drive

[Jacques B.]

On 3/24/06, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/24/06, Brian D. McGrew <brian at visionpro.com> wrote:
> > (Help, I can't remember)
> >
> > How do I identify a hard drive make/model in a running system???
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > :b!
> >
> > Brian D. McGrew { brian at visionpro.com || brian at doubledimension.com }

Use the command (as root)

hdparm -I /dev/hda (assuming you are looking for info on the
master/single drive on the primary IDE chain).

Gives you tons of info on the drive, including make, model, s/n, and
lots of other stuff.

If you are unsure of the drives, but want info on the one running,
type the mount command to see what is mounted (hda, hdb, hdc,
whatever) and then hdparm that device.

Jacques B.