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How can you find out the hard drive type, size (3.5” or 2.5”) on a PC?

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Mar 15, 2026140353 views
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How can I determine if a PC’s hard drive is SATA or IDE, and also if it’s a 3.5” one or 2.5” one.

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Fix for: How can you find out the hard drive type, size (3.5” or 2.5”) on a PC?

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It would have taken you less time to remove the side from your computer and look at your hard drive than it did for you to type that question. Just open the thing up and take a look. It's perfectly safe to do that while the computer is running (it's…

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