disk_stat1

Usage

Overview

disk_stat works in only Linux and uses ATA commands to query a harddisk. The important information that it currently gives is the actual number of sectors and if there is a Host Protected Area (HPA) on the disk.

The options are as follows:

-V

Display version

hd_device

The device corresponding to the hard disk. Typically it is /dev/hdX.

Examples

disk_stat /dev/hdd

Limitations

disk_stat works only in Linux and does not support large disks. It will also not work on ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire.