How to name partitions and disks

To access storage drives, Linux has a directory for each physical unit and partition. This directories are in /dev/ and will have a name formed with the following nomenclature:

1. It's technology: hd (PATA disks), sd (SATA, USB, etc.)
2. The order in which they are connected to the motherboard: a, b, c, ...
3. The partition number: 1, 2, 3, ...

Then, the

• /dev/sda directory refers to a SATA disk.
• /dev/sdb2 directory refers a second partition of a SATA disk.
• /dev/hdc1 directory refers o the first partition of the third PATA disk.