[clue-tech] Hard drive model number.

[mike havlicek]

--- On Sun, 5/24/09, Angelo Bertolli <angelo.bertolli at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Angelo Bertolli <angelo.bertolli at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Hard drive model number.
> To: "CLUE technical discussion" <clue-tech at cluedenver.org>
> Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 7:47 PM
> smartmon tools should  be able to
> tell you, if your drive supports it
> 
> smartctl -a /dev/hda
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 1:06 PM,
> David L. Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us>
> wrote:
> 
> I have a drive that's probably
> going bad.  In order to find the right diagnostics for it I
> want to know the model number.  But it isn't convenient
> to look at the label on the case.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> sudo /lib/udev/ata_id --export /dev/hda
> 
> 
> 
> tells me the model as well as the serial number.  udev is
> a pretty useful thing, I'm glad the kernel folks gave it
> to us.  There's probably even more stuff available in
> sysfs but I don't need that today.
> 
> 
> 
> Since man -k got me there quicker than Google I figured
> I'd mention it in case anyone else has scratched his
> head about the same thing.
> 
> 
> 
> I guess if you know what you're looking for the model
> number is logged during boot.  And you can find it in
> /proc/ide/hda/model.
> 
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
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Hmm when hard disks are malfunctioning is it ever possible for them to softly report themselves as something different than what they physically are? Seems risky to trust anything a delusionally sick drive tells you:)

-Mike