Determine Hard Drive

Platinum · 06-04-2008, 03:17 PM

We got a server here with an array that's about to fail. I need to determine what type of hard drives are in there without shutting it off and physically looking at it.

How can I find out the model/specs of the hard drives in the server? It's a windows server.

**Cromewell** · 06-04-2008, 11:07 PM

Look in device manager under hard disks. It probably will not tell you "Seagate Cheetah 10K.7" or whatever but it will tell you something. Either post what it says here and I (or someone else) will tell you or google it and you should be able to find out.

spikebuck77 · 06-05-2008, 02:25 PM

In this situation I look up the model number for the server (usually a tag on the back) and then find the server specs online. The server specs will tell what hard drives were bundled with this server. This worked for me in the past when replacing server hard drives.

Platinum · 06-05-2008, 03:53 PM

Found it out, It's a DiamondMax Plus 9, 160gb SATA - thanks for the help guys.

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spikebuck77 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 60	In this situation I look up the model number for the server (usually a tag on the back) and then find the server specs online. The server specs will tell what hard drives were bundled with this server. This worked for me in the past when replacing server hard drives. __________________ PerformanceComputerParts

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Platinum Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 771	Found it out, It's a DiamondMax Plus 9, 160gb SATA - thanks for the help guys. __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. (______(________________((() SIG-ARETTE

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06-04-2008, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,447	Look in device manager under hard disks. It probably will not tell you "Seagate Cheetah 10K.7" or whatever but it will tell you something. Either post what it says here and I (or someone else) will tell you or google it and you should be able to find out.