---
name: "proc_ide"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_ide"
---

# proc\_ide(5)

IDE channels and attached devices

## NAME

/proc/ide/ - IDE channels and attached devices

## DESCRIPTION

- */proc/ide*

  This directory exists on systems with the IDE bus. There are directories for each IDE channel and attached device. Files include:

-

  ```
  cache              buffer size in KB
  capacity           number of sectors
  driver             driver version
  geometry           physical and logical geometry
  identify           in hexadecimal
  media              media type
  model              manufacturer's model number
  settings           drive settings
  smart_thresholds   IDE disk management thresholds (in hex)
  smart_values       IDE disk management values (in hex)
  ```

-

  The [**hdparm**(8)](/hdparm/8.md) utility provides access to this information in a friendly format.

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/proc/5.md)