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    What type of hard drive do I have?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rutledj, Oct 29, 2008.

  1. rutledj

    rutledj Notebook Enthusiast

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    How can I tell if my hard drive is sata or not on my T61? It is about a year old.

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    rutledj, Oct 29, 2008
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    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    The T61 had SATA drives. You can download HDTune and see your drive's model number and then google it.
     
    Xonar, Oct 29, 2008
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    rutledj Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks. I'll give that a try.

    Rut
     
    rutledj, Oct 30, 2008
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Pull the drive out and Google the model number. That is the only way to be sure.
     
    jonlumpkin, Oct 30, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    In Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers > Ultra-ATA or Serial-ATA Storage Controller (?)
     
    Andy, Oct 30, 2008
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