hard drive specs program

[Guest Tester]

Hi there,

Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

Thank you very much, T

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message

news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Hi there,

> Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> Thank you very much, T

 

You should be able to take the drive model number from the label on the

drive, and from there, go to the manufacturer's site and download the data

sheet. It will have all this information. Often a simple Google search on

the model number takes you directly to the data sheet.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Tester]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

On Sep 17, 11:17 am, "Patrick Keenan" <t...@dev.null> wrote:

> "Tester" <caling...@netscape.net> wrote in message

>

> news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hi there,

> > Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> > old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> > I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> > Thank you very much, T

>

> You should be able to take the drive model number from the label on the

> drive, and from there, go to the manufacturer's site and download the data

> sheet.  It will have all this information.   Often a simple Google search on

> the model number takes you directly to the data sheet.

>

> HTH

> -pk

 

Hi Patrick,

I went to western digital site but they only provide sectors per drive

and bytes per sector, not the CHS info I need for data recovery.

Thanks.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

 

"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message

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On Sep 17, 11:17 am, "Patrick Keenan" <t...@dev.null> wrote:

> "Tester" <caling...@netscape.net> wrote in message

>

> news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hi there,

> > Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> > old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> > I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> > Thank you very much, T

>

> You should be able to take the drive model number from the label on the

> drive, and from there, go to the manufacturer's site and download the data

> sheet. It will have all this information. Often a simple Google search on

> the model number takes you directly to the data sheet.

>

> HTH

> -pk

 

Hi Patrick,

I went to western digital site but they only provide sectors per drive

and bytes per sector, not the CHS info I need for data recovery.

Thanks.

=============

What is the drive model? And have you tried other recovery software that

can figure this out itself?

 

-pk

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

 

"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message

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On Sep 17, 11:17 am, "Patrick Keenan" <t...@dev.null> wrote:

> "Tester" <caling...@netscape.net> wrote in message

>

> news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Hi there,

> > Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> > old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> > I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> > Thank you very much, T

>

> You should be able to take the drive model number from the label on the

> drive, and from there, go to the manufacturer's site and download the data

> sheet. It will have all this information. Often a simple Google search on

> the model number takes you directly to the data sheet.

>

> HTH

> -pk

 

Hi Patrick,

I went to western digital site but they only provide sectors per drive

and bytes per sector, not the CHS info I need for data recovery.

Thanks.

=====

Also, try googling the drive model number and the word "heads". This can

lead you to alternate sites that include these configuration details.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Bob I]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

 

 

Tester wrote:

> On Sep 17, 11:17 am, "Patrick Keenan" <t...@dev.null> wrote:

>

>>"Tester" <caling...@netscape.net> wrote in message

>>

>>news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>

>>>Hi there,

>>>Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

>>>old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

>>>I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

>>>Thank you very much, T

>>

>>You should be able to take the drive model number from the label on the

>>drive, and from there, go to the manufacturer's site and download the data

>>sheet. It will have all this information. Often a simple Google search on

>>the model number takes you directly to the data sheet.

>>

>>HTH

>>-pk

>

>

> Hi Patrick,

> I went to western digital site but they only provide sectors per drive

> and bytes per sector, not the CHS info I need for data recovery.

> Thanks.

 

The note in the drive info at WD says

 

All EIDE drives 8.4 GB and larger use 16383 cylinders, 16 heads and 63

SPT due to interface restrictions.

 

 

There is also 512 Bytes Per sector mentioned.

[Guest PosterInNews]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

Here are some free tools to give you info on your hard drives etc but

you may still have to go to manufacturers site to get the detailed

specs

 

http://www.gtopala.com/ - SIW

 

http://www.pxserver.com/WinAudit.htm - WinAudit

 

http://www.alexnolan.net/software/sysspec.htm - Syspec

 

 

 

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:11:09 -0700 (PDT), Tester

<calinguga@netscape.net> wrote:

>Hi there,

>Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

>old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

>I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

>Thank you very much, T

[Guest PosterInNews]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

 

Just checked out some software that I use Called AIDA32 and I believe

it displays exactly what you want. It displays SATA etc also.

Just not freeware:

Last free version is here:

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/files/aida3942.zip

 

ATA Device Properties

Model ID Maxtor 6Y120P0

Serial Number Y3615QPE

Revision YAR41BW0

Parameters 238216 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors per track, 512

bytes per sector

LBA Sectors 240121728

Buffer 7936 KB (Dual Ported, Read Ahead)

Multiple Sectors 16

ECC Bytes 57

Max. PIO Transfer Mode PIO 4

Max. UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA-133)

Active UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 5 (ATA-100)

Unformatted Capacity 117247 MB

 

ATA Device Features

SMART Supported

Security Mode Supported

Power Management Supported

Advanced Power Management Supported

Write Cache Supported

Host Protected Area Supported

Power-Up In Standby Not Supported

Automatic Acoustic Management Supported

48-bit LBA Not Supported

Device Configuration Overlay Supported

 

ATA Device Physical Info

Manufacturer Maxtor

Hard Disk Family DiamondMax Plus 9

Form Factor 3.5"

Formatted Capacity 120 GB

Disks 2

Recording Surfaces 3

Physical Dimensions 146.1 x 101.6 x 26.1 mm

Max. Weight 630 g

Average Rotational Latency 4.17 ms

Rotational Speed 7200 RPM

Interface Ultra-ATA/133

Buffer-to-Host Data Rate 133 MB/s

Buffer Size 8 MB

 

ATA Device Manufacturer

Company Name Maxtor Corporation

Product Information http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/

 

 

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:11:09 -0700 (PDT), Tester

<calinguga@netscape.net> wrote:

>Hi there,

>Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

>old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

>I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

>Thank you very much, T

[Guest Ronaldo]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

EVEREST Home is the newest version of Aida32.

http://www.lavalys.com

 

 

Other software:

 

ASTRA32

http://www.astra32.com

 

HDDScan

http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2006.01.22-HDDScan/

 

 

 

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"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> escribió en el mensaje

news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Hi there,

> Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> Thank you very much, T

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

 

"Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message

news:02678939-ed3e-4518-839a-a8d46d50ab8e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Hi there,

> Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good

> old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #?

> I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery.

> Thank you very much, T

 

You can do this:

1. Copy the code below into c:\Windows\Drive.vbs.

2. Start a Command Prompt.

3. Type this command:

cscript //nologo c:\Windows\Drive.vbs

 

'Code starts here

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _

"SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive",,48)

For Each objItem in colItems

Wscript.Echo "Size: " & int(objItem.Size / 1000 / 1000 / 1000) & "

GBytes"

Wscript.Echo "Partitions: " & objItem.Partitions

Wscript.Echo "Cylinders: " & objItem.TotalCylinders

Wscript.Echo "Heads: " & objItem.TotalHeads

Wscript.Echo "Sectors: " & objItem.TotalSectors

Next

[Guest Tester]

Re: hard drive specs program

 

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for the overwhelming response received and for teaching me

to do better internet searches!

Eventually I got the specs of the hard drive CHS from the aida32.exe

program, very good program. I was just getting confused since Bios and

also Western Digital web sites would report different settings for the

WD-5000KS 500 GB drive I have.

I was able to recover the old partitions using the NTFS Data Recovery

program, http://www.stellarinfo.com/

to an external USB drive.

T