# Hard Disk
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 26, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917 "2003-09-26T05:26:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@sotally\_tober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sotally_tober)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917/1 "2003-09-26T05:26:48Z")
How do i find out what is the brand and rpm of my hard disk?
Barring physical removal of the disk i mean. Is there any way?
I recently got my hard disk changed and to what i’m trying to find out. All i know is that it is 40gb and is an IDE one.
How can i find out more info? Thanks for replies!
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### Author:  [@scotcho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotcho)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917/2 "2003-09-26T05:41:20Z")
usually you can go into BIOS and see what kind it is. I know I can.
Scotcho
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### Author:  [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917/3 "2003-09-26T05:41:57Z")
During POST you can see the names and configurations of IDE devices just before it starts loading Windows. As for rpm specs, i don’t know unless you check the literature that it came with or read the label on the drive itself. Ask the place that installed it for you.
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### Author:  [@chillihead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chillihead)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-disk/203917/4 "2003-09-26T11:41:47Z")
Which OS?
In windows XP if you open My Computer, right click on the drive in question and go to Properties¦Hardware it should give you a make and serial number. Go to the manufacturers website and look up that serial no.
Far easier to open the case and have a look.
HTH