i dont want to open my computer. is there any way out ???
2006-10-04 01:03:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
as per the given answers given.. i checked out... it says ATA/ATAPI controllers.. but nothing clear inside .. it has sub branches of primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel and standard dual channel PCI IDE controller.. does it man that i have ATA... and how do i knnow about the rpm ?
2006-10-04 01:30:38 · update #1
Here are the steps:
Right click My Computer, choose Properties.
Click the Hardware tab, then the Device Manager button.
Click on the plus sign next to "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
See if any of them say "Serial ATA controller"
If none of them say that, then you don't have serial ATA capability.
If one of them says that, then you do have the capability, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have a SATA drive installed.
(On my PC I was unable to determine that my HD was SATA by looking at the HD info. But I know that I have a SATA drive.)
2006-10-04 01:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am assuming that you have Windows XP O.S.
You don't need to open your p.c. Turn on your p.c. in the desktop right click on the My Computer Icon. and then Select Properties. Then the Properties Dialog box will appear. In that select Hardware tab in that tab under Device Manager there will be a button called Device Manager, Click that. Then the Device Manager window will appear. In that there will be a tree starting from your p.c.'s network name. under that there will be this tree with a plus mark near it, if you have a ATA hard disk it would say "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". And if you have a SATA it would be mentioned there as "IDE SATA controllers".
2006-10-04 01:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by ThE TiTaN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am assuming that you have Windows XP O.S.
You don't need to open your p.c. Turn on your p.c. in the desktop right click on the My Computer Icon. and then Select Properties. Then the Properties Dialog box will appear. In that select Hardware tab in that tab under Device Manager there will be a button called Device Manager, Click that. Then the Device Manager window will appear. In that there will be a tree starting from your p.c.'s network name. under that there will be this tree with a plus mark near it, if you have a ATA hard disk it would say "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". And if you have a SATA it would be mentioned there as "IDE SATA controllers".
2006-10-04 01:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by s2_zat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your HD is ATA.
To find the RPM find the HD model and look for the specifications in the manufacturers' site.
You can use Hardware doctor or Everest (shareware),
2006-10-06 03:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by Pingi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you need is the Everest software that gives you all these details and much more. They used to have a free 'home edition' version that was great -- see if you can search around and find this.
2006-10-04 03:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Dr.Mr.Ed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SEE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN CABINET,THEN
RESTART YOUR PC , THE PRESS DEL / F1/F2 TO ENTER INTO CMOS SETUP
IF YOU FIND PRIMARY OR SECONDERY IDE WITH ANY HDD
THEN IT IS A PATA HDD IF IT IS BLANK THEN IT IS SATA.
GOOD LUCK !
2006-10-04 03:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋