Used Linux ' fdisk -l ' to find out what are the hard disk drives that are connected to the computer system

Used the Linux  ' fdisk -l ' to find out what are the hard disk drives that are connected to the computer system as shown below. Before that , I used the Linux Operating System KNOPPIX 7.4 bootable DVD to get the OS up and running on my INTEL Motherboard . From the Linux command  ' fdisk -l '  we can see that I have 3 units of drives that are connected to my Motherboard .

oot@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0xf93ac7a1

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2048 9166847 4582400 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/sda2 9166848 62562238 26697695+ 83 Linux

/dev/sda3 62562304 156301311 46869504 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60022480896 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7297 cylinders, total 117231408 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdb1 1 2104514 1052257 82 Linux swap / Solaris

/dev/sdb2 * 2104515 117226304 57560895 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 32.0 GB, 32031866368 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30547 cylinders, total 62562239 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0xf93ac7a1

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdc1 * 2048 9166847 4582400 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/sdc2 9166848 62562238 26697695+ 83 Linux

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The first output as shown below represents the 80 GB sata hard disk drive that is connected to the SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector (SATA6G_1) which is then connected to my Motherboard.  

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0xf93ac7a1

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2048 9166847 4582400 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/sda2 9166848 62562238 26697695+ 83 Linux

/dev/sda3 62562304 156301311 46869504 83 Linux

The second output as shown below represents the 60 GB Kingston SSD HDD that is connected to the SATA 3.0 Gb/s connector (SATA3G_5) which is then connected to my Motherboard.

Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60022480896 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7297 cylinders, total 117231408 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdb1 1 2104514 1052257 82 Linux swap / Solaris

/dev/sdb2 * 2104515 117226304 57560895 83 Linux

The third output as shown below represents the 32GB SanDisk flash drive that is connected to the external USB port of my computer.

Disk /dev/sdc: 32.0 GB, 32031866368 bytes

64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30547 cylinders, total 62562239 sectors

Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0xf93ac7a1

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdc1 * 2048 9166847 4582400 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/sdc2 9166848 62562238 26697695+ 83 Linux