Find your drives
# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 17.2 GB, 17179869184 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2088 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0007f474 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 64 512000 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda2 64 2089 16264192 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/mapper/vg_backup-lv_root: 14.9 GB, 14935916544 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1815 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk /dev/mapper/vg_backup-lv_swap: 1715 MB, 1715470336 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 208 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000
SDA is the primary
hdparm Command
Open the terminal and type the following
# hdparm -I /dev/sda
OR
$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda