Guest Tester Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: hard drive specs program "Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message news:7498d924-1518-4166-b6f7-2d9ee3ea564b@l43g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: hard drive specs program "Tester" <calinguga@netscape.net> wrote in message news:7498d924-1518-4166-b6f7-2d9ee3ea564b@l43g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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/ ------------------------------------ "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 \(MVP\) Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 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 Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 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
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