how do I easily find the SATA port an HDD is connected to in Windows 10?

In linux, I can easily associate a disk with a SATA port as ADA0 would correspond to the first SATA port.

I am trying to do the same in Windows 10 but I'm finding it's not so easy. I'm fairly new to using Windows 10 after having use macOS/Linux for so long.

I've looked at Device Manager and I cannot see the SATA bus/port the drive is connected to.

There are 6 HDDs of the same model connected to the motherboard SATA ports. I need to replace 1.

Any tips on how to do it using built-in/3rd-party tools?

Thanks

1 Answer

You could try this:

Press your Windows key then type

diskmgmt.msc

Then hit enter

A window will appear where you can see all your HDDs

You can now right-click then click on Properties so you can know where is that HDD plugged

Right here you can see which SATA port your HDD is using

Another way to do this is right in the File explorer

Just right-click on the drive Properties>(on the properties window) click on Hardware and there it is on Location that's where is your HDD connected

Hope it helps!