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Can anyone tell me if my computer is an SSD or HDD?

Jan 26, 2014 4:27AM PST

I have an Aspire 5736z4685 Model# PEW 72. I want to defrag my computer & I don't want to mess it up if it's an SSD. Can anyone help me because I can't find out on my computer.

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Look at Device Manager
Jan 26, 2014 4:40AM PST
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Can anyone tell me if my computer is an SSD or HDD?
Jan 28, 2014 6:50AM PST

Not trying to be a SA here, but if you cannot address this SIMPLE type issue on your own I would suggest you pay a tech to service and maintain your machine.

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Device manager to the rescue
Jan 28, 2014 6:51AM PST

Click start, then right click on computer, then left click on Manage.
A window will pop up, and if you click on Device manager in the left pane, you can then open Disk Drives in the right pane.

That will tell you the model number of your drive(s), and they frequently start with SSD if they are solid state drives.
You can then google the specific model of your drive(s) and get all the specs you want on them.

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SSD or HDD
Jan 29, 2014 12:35AM PST

Hey Kat, go to piriform, n download "speccy", bout 70 kbs, It'll tell ya everything ya wanna know bout yer machine, yer welcome!!