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/dev/hda is equivalent to c: in Windows /dev/hdb is equivalent to d: and so on |
/dev/hda is IDE primary master (equivalent to c: in Windows) /dev/hdb is IDE primary slave (equivalent to d: and so on) |
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If your hard disk is attached to a second IDE controller, it will be named as /dev/hdc /dev/hdd | If your hard disk is attached to a second IDE controller, it will be named /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd as follows: /dev/hdc is IDE secondary master /dev/hdd is IDE secondary slave |
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inline:Portal/IDB/icon-hdd-32x32.png This portal talk about Hard Disk Drive installation
If you have IDE Hard disks:
/dev/hda is IDE primary master (equivalent to c: in Windows) /dev/hdb is IDE primary slave (equivalent to d: and so on)
The exception is if you have a CDROM or DVDROMs attached to the first IDE controller, those could be named as /dev/hda.
If your hard disk is attached to a second IDE controller, it will be named /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd as follows:
- /dev/hdc is IDE secondary master /dev/hdd is IDE secondary slave
Nowadays, with SATA controllers, the drive may be named as /dev/hde /dev/hdf etc. Sometimes the IDE disks are /dev/sda (eg SiI RAID capable controller)
If you have SCSI hard disks, Linux names them as /dev/sda /dev/sdb etc.
Testing a Harddisk
e2fsprogs (using the badblocks command)
Resources:
- ["Partition"]
External Links:
[http://linux-newbie.sunsite.dk/html/lnag.html#5.2.Accessing%20my%20drives|outline Accessing my drives]
[http://www.chongluo.com/books/rute/node22.html#SECTION002240000000000000000 http://www.chongluo.com/books/rute/] Device Mounting