I have a Gateway 834GM MCE 2005 PC. When looking at system info I do not
see any reference to a SATA hard drive. If I click on serial, only my modem
shows up. The drive seems like it may be a combo with 8 in one media
reader built in?

I am suppose to have a 250 gb SATA hard drive on my PC. Is there any way to
tell without opening the cover to the box? I don't want to invalidate my
warranty--there is a sticker across it.

800 MHz FSB
2 MB cache, Level 2

Memory (RAM) 1.0 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
Expandable to 2.0 GB
Hard Drive 250 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA
Video Integrated Intel GMA950 onboard graphics subsystem
TV Tuner Card Powercolor Tul Theater 550 PRO TV Tuner
Audio Intel high-definition
Speakers External amplified stereo speakers
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92-ready PCI internal fax modem
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit
download speed to 53 Kbps.
Network Support Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Optical Drive Double-layer 16X DVD-RW drive

Media Card Reader 8-in-1 digital media manager supporting the following:
CompactFlash Card
IBM MicroDrive
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
SmartMedia Card
Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
USB 2.0

Expansion Bays Two external 3.5-inch bays (one used for media card reader)
Three internal 3.5-inch bays (one used for hard drive)
Two external 5.25-inch bays (both used for optical drives)

Expansion Slots One PCI-E x16
One PCI-E x1
Three PCI

Input/Output Ports Seven USB 2.0 ports; one front in media card reader, six
on rear of computer
One 10/100 Ethernet
One Parallel port
Three IEEE 1394 port; two on front, one on rear of computer
One Serial port
One PS/2 keyboard port
One PS/2 mouse port
Seven Audio ports; two on front, five on rear of computer

Keyboard Premium multimedia
Mouse 2-button wheel
Other FM tuner and antenna
IR receiver
Media Center remote control

"Lori Ann Kuiper" wrote:

Open the Device Manager (click on Start, right click on My Computer, select
Manage then open the Device Manager under the system tools)

Under Disk Drives, you should see your drive listed, probably as a SCSI
device. Check the model number from the manufacturer.

Mike


"Lori Ann Kuiper" wrote:

You've alread gotten the answer on how to look, but I wanted to comment on
the 'sticker'. I can't comment on other companies, but opening the case to
your computer WILL NOT invalidate the warranty in the US. That is illegal
under the Magnuson-Moss act.

Tom


"Lori Ann Kuiper" <lkuiper@netnitco.net> wrote in message
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I have the card readers listed as Generic USB Devices and the hard drive as
WDC WD2500JD-22HBB0. It says IDE drive under properties if I double click
on it. That is why I was wondering if it is actually a serial drive.

Under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers I have 2 Ultra ATA Storage Controllers.

Nothing appears under SCSI or Serial Ports other than my dial up 56k modem.

I was told that this had a Serial Drive when I bought the PC at the end of
July. I told the sales rep that I specifically wanted a serial drive since
we looked at several PC's and some of the others did not have the serial
drives.
"MikeM" <MikeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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It is not unusual for a board to have dual Parallel ATA controllers
as well as Serial ATA controller(s).

Look at the disk drive model. Google it. That will tell you
what kind of drive it is. Dollars to (cheap) donuts that it
is a SATA drive, as advertised.

Serial drives have nothing to do with your "serial ports",
which are for things like modems.

Don't worry, be happy.

(BTW, I'm a little curious about why a SATA drive is so
much more valuable to you than a PATA drive...in practice
it doesn't matter much, though SATA is slowly taking over.)

-michael


Lori Ann Kuiper wrote:

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Thanks for the Info!
"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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