c:\Downloads> dskwipe.exe -l Device Name Size Type Partition Type ------------------------------ --------- --------- -------------------- \\.\PhysicalDrive0 128 GB Fixed \Device\Harddisk0\Partition0 128 GB Fixed \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1 8.4 GB Fixed 0x27 \Device\Harddisk0\Partition2 104 MB Fixed NTFS \Device\Harddisk0\Partition3 119 GB Fixed NTFS \\.\C: 119 GB Fixed NTFS \\.\D: 2.1 GB Fixed FAT32 $ ls -l /proc/sys/Device/Harddisk0/ total 0 brwxrwx--x 1 Administrators SYSTEM 0, 250 Jul 23 18:14 DR0 lr--r--r-- 1 Administrators SYSTEM 0 Jul 23 18:14 Partition0 -> /proc/sys/Device/Harddisk0/DR0 lr--r--r-- 1 Administrators SYSTEM 0 Jul 23 18:14 Partition1 -> /proc/sys/Device/HarddiskVolume1 lr--r--r-- 1 Administrators SYSTEM 0 Jul 23 18:14 Partition2 -> /proc/sys/Device/HarddiskVolume2 lr--r--r-- 1 Administrators SYSTEM 0 Jul 23 18:14 Partition3 -> /proc/sys/Device/HarddiskVolume3 $ wmic diskdrive Availability BytesPerSector Capabilities CapabilityDescriptions Caption CompressionMethod ConfigManagerErrorCode ConfigManagerUserConfig CreationClassName DefaultBlockSize Description DeviceID ErrorCleared ErrorDescription ErrorMethodology FirmwareRevision Index InstallDate InterfaceType LastErrorCode Manufacturer MaxBlockSize MaxMediaSize MediaLoaded MediaType MinBlockSize Model Name NeedsCleaning NumberOfMediaSupported Partitions PNPDeviceID PowerManagementCapabilities PowerManagementSupported SCSIBus SCSILogicalUnit SCSIPort SCSITargetId SectorsPerTrack SerialNumber Signature Size Status StatusInfo SystemCreationClassName SystemName TotalCylinders TotalHeads TotalSectors TotalTracks TracksPerCylinder 512 {3, 4, 10} {"Random Access", "Supports Writing", "SMART Notification"} Volume0 0 FALSE Win32_DiskDrive Disk drive \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 1.0. 0 SCSI (Standard disk drives) TRUE Fixed hard disk media Volume0 \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 3 IDE\DISKVOLUME01.0.00__\4&A4B6A57&0&0.0.0 0 0 0 0 63 Volume0 -322836739 128034708480 OK Win32_ComputerSystem VAIO 15566 255 250067790 3969330 255 $ wmic volume Access Automount Availability BlockSize BootVolume Capacity Caption Compressed ConfigManagerErrorCode ConfigManagerUserConfig CreationClassName Description DeviceID DirtyBitSet DriveLetter DriveType ErrorCleared ErrorDescription ErrorMethodology FileSystem FreeSpace IndexingEnabled InstallDate Label LastErrorCode MaximumFileNameLength Name NumberOfBlocks PageFilePresent PNPDeviceID PowerManagementCapabilities PowerManagementSupported Purpose QuotasEnabled QuotasIncomplete QuotasRebuilding SerialNumber Status StatusInfo SupportsDiskQuotas SupportsFileBasedCompression SystemCreationClassName SystemName SystemVolume TRUE 4096 FALSE 104853504 \\?\Volume{79e34f92-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE \\?\Volume{79e34f92-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE 3 NTFS 73744384 TRUE System Reserved 255 \\?\Volume{79e34f92-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE 716741096 TRUE TRUE VAIO TRUE TRUE 4096 TRUE 119485231104 C:\ FALSE \\?\Volume{79e34f93-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE C: 3 NTFS 33593618432 TRUE 255 C:\ TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE 1656313325 TRUE TRUE VAIO FALSE TRUE 4096 FALSE 8449421312 \\?\Volume{79e34f91-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE \\?\Volume{79e34f91-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE 3 NTFS 841162752 TRUE Recovery 255 \\?\Volume{79e34f91-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE 39094928 TRUE TRUE VAIO FALSE TRUE D:\ \\?\Volume{79e34f98-5965-11e0-b596-806e6f6e6963}\ D: 5 D:\ VAIO ----------- Volume0 registry key -------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__\4&a4b6a57&0&0.0.0] "DeviceDesc"="@disk.inf,%disk_devdesc%;Disk drive" "LocationInformation"="0" "Capabilities"=dword:00000080 "HardwareID"=hex(7):49,00,44,00,45,00,5c,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,6b,00,56,00,6f,\ 00,6c,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,30,00,31,00,2e,00,30,00,2e,00,30,00,30,00,5f,00,\ 5f,00,00,00,49,00,44,00,45,00,5c,00,56,00,6f,00,6c,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,30,\ 00,31,00,2e,00,30,00,2e,00,30,00,30,00,5f,00,5f,00,00,00,49,00,44,00,45,00,\ 5c,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,6b,00,56,00,6f,00,6c,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,30,00,00,\ 00,56,00,6f,00,6c,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,30,00,31,00,2e,00,30,00,2e,00,30,00,\ 30,00,5f,00,5f,00,00,00,47,00,65,00,6e,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,6b,00,00,00,00,\ 00 "CompatibleIDs"=hex(7):47,00,65,00,6e,00,44,00,69,00,73,00,6b,00,00,00,00,00 "ContainerID"="{00000000-0000-0000-ffff-ffffffffffff}" "Service"="disk" "ClassGUID"="{4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}" "ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000 "Driver"="{4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\\0000" "Class"="DiskDrive" "Mfg"="@disk.inf,%genmanufacturer%;(Standard disk drives)" "FriendlyName"="Volume0" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__\4&a4b6a57&0&0.0.0\Device Parameters] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__\4&a4b6a57&0&0.0.0\Device Parameters\Partmgr] "Attributes"=dword:00000000 "DiskId"="{3319cd68-9372-11df-9eb3-806e6f6e6963}" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__\4&a4b6a57&0&0.0.0\LogConf] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__\4&a4b6a57&0&0.0.0\Control] "ActiveService"="Disk" ----- devmgmt.msc -> Disk Drives -> Volume0 -> Properties -> Details ---------- - Device description - Disk drive - Hardware Ids - IDE\DiskVolume01.0.00__ IDE\Volume01.0.00__ IDE\DiskVolume0 Volume01.0.00__ GenDisk - Compatible Ids - GenDisk - Service - disk - Device class - DiskDrive - Device class guid - {4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} - Driver key - {4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000 - Config flags - 00000000 - Manufacturer - (Standard disk drives) - Friendly name - Volume0 - Location information - 0 - Physical Device Object name - \Device\Ide\IAAStorageDevice-1 - Capabilities - 00000080 CM_DEVCAP_SURPRISEREMOVALOK - Bus type guid - {1530ea73-086b-11d1-a09f-00c04fc340b1} - Legacy bus type - 0000000F - Bus number - 00000000 - Enumerator - IDE - Power data - Current power state: D0 Power capabilities: 0000000B PDCAP_D0_SUPPORTED PDCAP_D1_SUPPORTED PDCAP_D3_SUPPORTED Power state mappings: S0 -> D0 S1 -> D1 S2 -> Unspecified S3 -> D3 S4 -> D3 S5 -> D3 - Removal policy - 00000001 - Removal policy default - 00000001 - Install state - 00000000 - Base container Id - {00000000-0000-0000-ffff-ffffffffffff} - Display name - Volume0 - Device Instance Path - IDE\DISKVOLUME01.0.00__\4&A4B6A57&0&0.0.0 - DevNode status - 0180000A DN_DRIVER_LOADED DN_STARTED DN_NT_ENUMERATOR DN_NT_DRIVER - Problem code - 00000000 - Removal relations - STORAGE\Volume\{3319cd68-9372-11df-9eb3-806e6f6e6963}#0000000000100000 STORAGE\Volume\{3319cd68-9372-11df-9eb3-806e6f6e6963}#00000001F7B00000 STORAGE\Volume\{3319cd68-9372-11df-9eb3-806e6f6e6963}#00000001FDF00000 - Parent - PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_282A&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_05\3&11583659&0&FA - Siblings - IDE\CdRomMATSHITA_DVD-RAM_UJ892AS________________1.21____\4&a4b6a57&0&0.1.0 - Container Id - {00000000-0000-0000-ffff-ffffffffffff} - Safe Removal Required - - Bus reported device description - Volume0 - Device Node Strong Name - disk.inf:disk_device.NTamd64:disk_install:6.1.7600.16385:gendisk - Install date - 19/07/2010 22:14:57 - First install date - 19/07/2010 22:14:57 - Driver assembly date - 21/06/2006 2:00:00 - Driver assembly version - 6.1.7600.16385 - Driver assembly description - Disk drive - Inf name - disk.inf - Inf section - disk_install - Inf section extension - .NT - Matching device Id - gendisk - Provider - Microsoft - Rank of Installed Driver - 00FF0004 - Class upper filters - tdrpman273 PartMgr snapman tdrpman273 - Class default device type - 00000007 - Class default characteristics - 00000100 - Class long name - Disk drives - Class short name - DiskDrive - Class installer - StorProp.Dll,DiskClassInstaller - No install class - - Silent install class - - Class icon path - %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-32 - Display name - Disk drives - Class co-installers - SysClass.Dll,StorageCoInstaller SysClass.Dll,CriticalDeviceCoInstaller