Go to system in Control panel, then click on the "device Manager" tab, and
look on the list for "Drives" look around there until you find the main
drive. then double click on it,, (or highlight it and click "properties")
that should give you your drives details,,
Failing that, take the cover off your pc and look at the drive. (it usually
sets under the floppy in Mini/midi towers.)
read the model number off the label.
Hope this helps.. (I found that watching the boot screen of linux it
identified it correctly and listed the model number.)
kindest regards
Frank
Perth WA
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of walter hanagriff
Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2001 11:02 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] info on harddrive optimization in mandrake
install?
Michael Scottaline wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> hi list, i am about to install linux mandrake and looking at the demos
>> at linux-mandrake.com and see the option for harddrive optimization
>> i checked mandrakeuser.org and linux mandrake site, and i found stuff
>> that talks about hdparm and how to optimize the HD with it, but that it
>> can also mess up some harddrives to use hdparm
>> is there a list of harddrives that have been tested with it?
>> is there a way to tell without using it myself?
>> how do i find out exactly what kind of harddrive i have? i am using
win98se
>
> Check your hardware profile in win 98
>
> Mike
>
i checked hardware profiles(if your referring to the tab under system
properties), and in the box i have original configuration, and 3
buttons, copy, rename, and delete
no option to see what hardware i actually have, i have checked in tab
device manager also but no luck
