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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system - how to tell?
I have to buy a hard drive for a distant associate and install it when they
are there. I am assuming they have a IDE (PATA) hard drive as the system is about over a year old. But how can I be sure that I do not need to get a SATA one? The person is not technical at all and they have an unbranded PC. They do not know any details of the motherboard. Is there a simple tool I can tell them to install of from the information in system info, can I find out if they have SATA or PATA drive and if necessary any other details that will help me determine what type of hard drive to buy? Thanks in advance. |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system - how
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
http://aumha.net/downloads/aida32.zip Other than looking in device manager the above links for Everest Free Edition & or Aida32 should provide you scads of useful info.. Create system reports, etc.. j;-j "David Smithz" wrote: I have to buy a hard drive for a distant associate and install it when they are there. I am assuming they have a IDE (PATA) hard drive as the system is about over a year old. But how can I be sure that I do not need to get a SATA one? The person is not technical at all and they have an unbranded PC. They do not know any details of the motherboard. Is there a simple tool I can tell them to install of from the information in system info, can I find out if they have SATA or PATA drive and if necessary any other details that will help me determine what type of hard drive to buy? Thanks in advance. |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system - how to tell?
Bel Arc free download www.belarc.com
"David Smithz" wrote in message k... |I have to buy a hard drive for a distant associate and install it when they | are there. I am assuming they have a IDE (PATA) hard drive as the system is | about over a year old. | | But how can I be sure that I do not need to get a SATA one? | | The person is not technical at all and they have an unbranded PC. They do | not know any details of the motherboard. | | Is there a simple tool I can tell them to install of from the information in | system info, can I find out if they have SATA or PATA drive and if necessary | any other details that will help me determine what type of hard drive to | buy? | | Thanks in advance. | | |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system -how to tell?
David Smithz wrote: I have to buy a hard drive for a distant associate and install it when they are there. I am assuming they have a IDE (PATA) hard drive as the system is about over a year old. But how can I be sure that I do not need to get a SATA one? The person is not technical at all and they have an unbranded PC. They do not know any details of the motherboard. Is there a simple tool I can tell them to install of from the information in system info, can I find out if they have SATA or PATA drive and if necessary any other details that will help me determine what type of hard drive to buy? Thanks in advance. There has to be a computer store nearby from which one can buy a hard drive. Why do it now? Just bring your diagnostics discs or apps with you, e.g., Belarc, Everest, etc. |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system - how
"Jaymon" wrote in message news:63C0A370-FC9E-48A4-9F7C- http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html http://aumha.net/downloads/aida32.zip Other than looking in device manager the above links for Everest Free Edition & or Aida32 should provide you scads of useful info.. Create system reports, etc.. If I were to look in the device manager, would it be easy to determine if it was SATA or PATA. I could talk the person through on the telephone before I buy to be sure. In a sense this would be a lot better then asking them to install something. Cheers |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system -
David, the easiest solution would be to ask the client for the Make & model
of their computer or how long they have owned the computer, or how old/new it is.. With the make & model you could Google to the OEM's site yourself and get the specs even a manual or Faq's or How to's, from PSU replacement to CMOS battery replacement, not to mention HD R&R.. Looking in device manager under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, they should see "ultra ATA storage controller" (or similar may vary), primary & secondary IDE channels (may vary 2 primary & 1 secondary [newer, dells]).. Hope this can help.. j;-j "David Smithz" wrote: "Jaymon" wrote in message news:63C0A370-FC9E-48A4-9F7C- http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html http://aumha.net/downloads/aida32.zip Other than looking in device manager the above links for Everest Free Edition & or Aida32 should provide you scads of useful info.. Create system reports, etc.. If I were to look in the device manager, would it be easy to determine if it was SATA or PATA. I could talk the person through on the telephone before I buy to be sure. In a sense this would be a lot better then asking them to install something. Cheers |
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Determining hard disk type- SATA or PATA in existing system - how
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:16:29 GMT, "David Smithz"
wrote: "Jaymon" wrote in message news:63C0A370-FC9E-48A4-9F7C- http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html http://aumha.net/downloads/aida32.zip Other than looking in device manager the above links for Everest Free Edition & or Aida32 should provide you scads of useful info.. Create system reports, etc.. If I were to look in the device manager, would it be easy to determine if it was SATA or PATA. I could talk the person through on the telephone before I buy to be sure. In a sense this would be a lot better then asking them to install something. Tell them to tell you the model number of the disk drive. Cheers |
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