How to tell the type of internal Hard drive without opening the casing?

i have a new computer and want to upgrade the HD to 1TB but i dont know what type the HD is. e.g. IDE or SATA and or 2.5'; or 3.5'; can you tell from the pc without opening the computer casingHow to tell the type of internal Hard drive without opening the casing?
search your pc model# and see if there is an online manual or specs. If you are gonna install a new drive, you gotta open the case anyways.How to tell the type of internal Hard drive without opening the casing?
Hello,


most desktops have 3.5'; drives


most laptops have 2.5';





Most newer computers have SATA drives.





If you use www.google.com to search for your computer specs it may have the type of drive in there.





For Example


';HP Compaq 6730b specifications';





http://forums.techarena.in/reviews/11038鈥?/a>


tells me it has a SATA hard drive.








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