===== HDPARM =====

<code>

sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdb

/dev/sdb:

 Model=WDC WD400BB-00CCB0                      , FwRev=22.04A22, SerialNo=WD-WMA9T1216760
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=40
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=?16?
 CurCHS=4047/16/255, CurSects=16511760, LBA=yes, LBAsects=78165360
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
 DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5

 * signifies the current active mode


sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdb #20101226

/dev/sdb:

 Model=WDC, FwRev=22.04A22, SerialNo=WD-WMA9T1216760
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=40
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=78165360
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 
 DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=disabled
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5

 * signifies the current active mode



==== DMESG ====

<code>

[    1.425516] ata2.00: ATA-5: WDC WD400BB-00CCB0, 22.04A22, max UDMA/100
[    1.425524] ata2.00: 78165360 sectors, multi 16: LBA 
[    1.425562] ata2.00: limited to UDMA/33 due to 40-wire cable
[    1.441408] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[    1.441676] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD400BB-00CC 22.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[    1.442007] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[    1.442156] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 78165360 512-byte logical blocks: (40.0 GB/37.2 GiB)
[    1.442267] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[    1.442273] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    1.442327] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    1.442652]  sdb:
[    1.444077] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
[    1.444085] ata2.00: BMDMA stat 0x25
[    1.444101] ata2.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[    1.444104]          res 51/10:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x81 (invalid argument)
[    1.444110] ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[    1.444114] ata2.00: error: { IDNF }
[    1.469375] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[    1.469404] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[    1.469413] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
[    1.469423] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[    1.469427]         72 0b 14 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
[    1.469443]         00 00 00 00 
[    1.469450] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Recorded entity not found
[    1.469461] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
[    1.469469] Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
[    1.469506] ata2: EH complete
[    1.471058] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
[    1.471067] ata2.00: BMDMA stat 0x25
[    1.471081] ata2.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[    1.471084]          res 51/10:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x81 (invalid argument)
[    1.471090] ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[    1.471095] ata2.00: error: { IDNF }
[    1.493337] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[    1.493362] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[    1.493370] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
[    1.493378] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[    1.493383]         72 0b 14 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
[    1.493398]         00 00 00 00 
[    1.493405] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Recorded entity not found
[    1.493414] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
[    1.493422] Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
[    1.493451] ata2: EH complete
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===== PARTED =====

  parted  /dev/sdb  -s print all
  Error: /dev/sdb: unrecognised disk label



===== MISC =====

<code>
hdsentinel

HDD Device  1: /dev/sdb
HDD Model ID : WDC WD400BB-00CCB0
HDD Serial No: WD-WMA9T1216760
HDD Revision : 22.04A22
HDD Size     : 44727 MB
Interface    : IDE/ATA
Temperature  : Unknown °C
Health       : 99 %
Performance  : 70 %
Power on time: 426 days, 13 hours
Est. lifetime: more than 1000 days


HDD Device  1: /dev/sdb
HDD Model ID : WDC WD400BB-00CCB0
HDD Serial No: WD-WMA9T1216760
HDD Revision : 22.04A22
HDD Size     : 44727 MB
Interface    : IDE/ATA
Temperature  : Unknown °C
Health       : Unknown %
Performance  : Unknown %
Power on time: 
Est. lifetime: 

</code>

<code>
sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb
[sudo] password for rzr: 

Disk /dev/sdb: 40 GB, 40015987200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System 
/dev/sdb1   *           1         255     2048256    b  FAT32
/dev/sdb2             256        4802    36515745    f  Extended LBA
/dev/sdb7             256         510     2040255   83  Linux
/dev/sdb5             511        2679    17414460    b  FAT32
/dev/sdb6            2680        4337    13309852    b  FAT32
/dev/sdb8            4338        4802     3727080   83  Linux
/dev/sdb3            4803        4865      498015   82  Linux swap
rzr@teuz:~$ sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdb
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