Using Device Manager, how can I tell which IDE disk is being driven by which IDE controller?

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Gurus,

Using Device Manager, how can I tell which IDE disk is being driven by which
IDE controller?
 
Spin said:
Gurus,

Using Device Manager, how can I tell which IDE disk is being driven by
which IDE controller?
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I'm not quite sure what you mean. When you expand the ATA/IDE controller
category, you should see entries for your primary and your secondary
controllers. Under those entries, you should whatever devices you have
attached. So IDE 0 and IDE 1 will show up under the primary controller
if you have two hard drives, for instance.

Maybe if you told us what your end goal is, we could give you more
focused help.

Malke
 
Spin said:
Gurus,

Using Device Manager, how can I tell which IDE disk is being driven by which
IDE controller?
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To the best of my knowledge, you can't.


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In Device Manager, go to View and select "Devices by Connection". Expand the
trees until you see the Primary IDE channel and Secondary IDE channel. It
will show what devices are hooked to each.

MD
 
Sweet!

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MadDog said:
In Device Manager, go to View and select "Devices by Connection". Expand
the
trees until you see the Primary IDE channel and Secondary IDE channel. It
will show what devices are hooked to each.

MD
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Malke wrote: When you expand the ATA/IDE controller category, you
should see entries for your primary and your secondary controllers.

Quite right. However, it appears that one has to change the "View" in
Device Manager to "Devices by Connection" and then expand (by clicking
on the "+") ACPI Uniprocessor PC, > Microsoft ACPI Compliant System, >
PCI Bus > "ATA Storage Controllers" > Primary IDE Channel.and Secondary
IDE Channel.
At least, this is what I found in my computer.
Regards
 
MadDog said:
In Device Manager, go to View and select "Devices by Connection". Expand the
trees until you see the Primary IDE channel and Secondary IDE channel. It
will show what devices are hooked to each.
Click to expand...


A view I've never used before! Thanks for the lesson.


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