Simple System Info - The One Liner - Powershell

This Powershell script boils down essential system information into 1 line for a post, quote or tweet. 

Oct 4, 2018 Update Version 2 adds GPU info and more...

Example outputs; 

1. Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.81), Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz * 4, 32GB RAM, 1TB HD @ 7,158 RPM
2. THINKPADW530 [42763JZ], Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.81), Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz * 4, 32GB RAM, 1TB HD @ 7,158 RPM
3. Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.191), Intel Core i7-4600U CPU @ 2.10GHz * 2, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD

No more cobbling this together, let's adopt a universal standard. 

Bonus: Detects SSD size and HD RPMs.

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#============================================================================================================================================================ # AUTHOR: metadataconsult@gmail.com # WEBSITE: http://metadataconsulting.blogspot.com # # SCRIPT NAME: SimpleSysInfo-The1Liner.ps1 # DATE: 06/11/2018 # VERSION: 1.1.1.18162 # # SYNPOSIS: The 1 liner for essential PC/Sys info, using non-identifying specs for a post, quote or tweet # COMMENT: No more cobling this together, universal standard. Detects SSD vs HD with rotary speed # # EXECUTE: .\SimpleSysInfo-The1Liner.ps1 # # OUTPUT: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.81), Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz * 4, 32GB RAM, 1TB HD @ 7,158 RPM # OR THINKPADW530 [42763JZ], Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.81), Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz * 4, 32GB RAM, 1TB HD @ 7,158 RPM # SSD SAMPLE: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 1803 (10.0.17134.191), Intel Core i7-4600U CPU @ 2.10GHz * 2, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD # # LICENSE SUMMARY In a nutshell, you are not allowed to copyright, or take a patent on this code, or profit from it, those are or will be under perview of author. Otherwise, you are free to distribute and use. # LICENSE URL: http://metadataconsulting.blogspot.com/p/non-profit-open-software-license-3.html #============================================================================================================================================================ #Requires -Version 3.0 $versionMinimum = [Version]'3.0' if ($versionMinimum -gt $PSVersionTable.PSVersion) { Write-Host "Requires PowerShell version 3.0" Write-Host "Running PowerShell $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)" Break } Function Get-SimpleSysInfo { Param ($List) #Build array collectn $infoCollection = @() Foreach ($l in $list) { $BootInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_BootConfiguration -ComputerName $l #Get Boot Information $CPUInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_Processor -ComputerName $l #Get CPU Information $OSInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem -ComputerName $l #Get OS Information $PCInfo = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $l #Get PC Information $BootDriveLetter = $BootInfo.BootDirectory[0..1] -join '' $BootDiskNumber = $BootInfo.Caption.Split('\\')[2] $BootDiskNumber = $BootDiskNumber[($BootDiskNumber.Length-1)..$BootDiskNumber.Length] -join '' $BootPartitionNumber = $BootInfo.Caption.Split('\\')[3] $BootPartitionNumber = $BootPartitionNumber[($BootPartitionNumber.Length-1)..$BootPartitionNumber.Length] -join '' $OSServicePack = $OSInfo.ServicePackMajorVersion [version]$OSVersionType = $OSInfo | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Version #for Window 10+ release number, otherwise SP number [implicit computername scope, NO where clause] try { $OSVersion = (Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name ReleaseID -ErrorAction Stop).ReleaseID } catch { $OSVersion = $OSInfo.Version } #implicit computername scope, NO where clause try { [string]$UpdateBuildRevision = $(Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -Name UBR -ErrorAction Stop).UBR $UpdateBuildRevision = "." + $UpdateBuildRevision } catch { $UpdateBuildRevision = "" } $CurrentBuild = $OSInfo.Version + $UpdateBuildRevision #CPU info $CPUManufacturer = $CPUInfo | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name #Manufacturer retail name contains dup spaces, save space for 1 liner $CPUManufacturer = $CPUManufacturer -replace '\s+', ' ' $CPUManufacturer =$CPUManufacturer -replace '\(R\)', '' $CPUManufacturer =$CPUManufacturer -replace '\(TM\)', '' $CPUNumberOfCores = $CPUInfo | Select-Object -ExpandProperty NumberOfCores #Get Memory Information. The data will be shown in a table as MB, rounded to the nearest second decimal. #$OSTotalVirtualMemory = [math]::round($OSInfo.TotalVirtualMemorySize / 1MB, 2) #$OSTotalVisibleMemory = [math]::round(($OSInfo.TotalVisibleMemorySize / 1MB), 2) #$IPAddress = Get-WmiObject win32_Networkadapterconfiguration -ComputerName $l | Where-Object {$_.ipaddress -notlike $null} $PhysicalMemoryPrint = Get-WmiObject CIM_PhysicalMemory -ComputerName $l | Measure-Object -Property capacity -Sum | % {Get-FriendlyRAMSize -Bytes $_.sum} $PhysicalDrive = "\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE"+$BootDiskNumber $BootDiskModel = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive -ComputerName $l | Where-Object {$_.DeviceID -eq $PhysicalDrive} | Select -ExpandProperty Model # DOUBLE CHECK THIS -> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh830532(v=vs.85).aspx # MSDN doc says RPM but cannot be, ASSUMING RPMilliseconds # Assuming RPMilliseconds not RPM in calculation = 1 minute = 60 seconds = 60 × 1000 milliseconds = 60,000 ms. try{ [long]$SpindleSpeed = Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage" -Class "MSFT_PhysicalDisk" -ComputerName $l -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object {$_.Model -eq $BootDiskModel} | Select -ExpandProperty SpindleSpeed # FOR SSD this will be 0 if (![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($SpindleSpeed) -and $SpindleSpeed -ne 0) { $SpindleSpeed = [Math]::Round(($SpindleSpeed / 600000)) $HDSpeedPrint = "{0:N0} RPM" -f $SpindleSpeed } else { $HDSpeedPrint = "" } } catch { $HDSpeedPrint = "" } # Is windows OS drive SSD? PSVersion 3.0 $IsBootDiskSSD = Test-SSD $BootDiskNumber # finally get HD Type if ($IsBootDiskSSD) { $HDTypeSpeedPrint = "SSD" } elseif (![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($HDSpeedPrint) -and $HDSpeedPrint -ne "0 RPM") { $HDTypeSpeedPrint = "HD @ " + $HDSpeedPrint } else { $HDTypeSpeedPrint = "HD" } $HDSizeOnDiskPrint = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDisk -ComputerName $l | Where-Object {$_.DriveType -ne 5 -and $_.Name -eq $BootDriveLetter} | Measure-Object -Property Size -Sum | % {Get-FriendlyByteSize -Bytes $_.Sum} $HDSizeActualPrint = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive -ComputerName $l | Where-Object {$_.DeviceID -eq $PhysicalDrive} | Measure-Object -Property Size -Sum | % {Get-FriendlySize -Number $_.sum} #$HDSizeOnDisk = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDisk | Where-Object {$_.DriveType -ne 5 -and $_.Name -EQ $BootDriveLetter} | Measure-Object -Property Size -Sum | % {"{0:N1}" -f ($_.sum/1GB) -as [float]} #$HDSizeActual = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive | Where-Object {$_.DeviceID -eq $PhysicalDrive} | Measure-Object -Property Size -Sum | % {"{0:N1}" -f ($_.sum/1000000000) -as [float]} #$HDDiffPercentage = ($HDSizeOnDisk - $HDSizeActual)/$HDSizeOnDisk * 100 # percentage lost space to marketing misundestanding #Hold output rows $infoObject = New-Object PSObject #Craft formatted row Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Computer Name" -value $l Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "PC Manufacturer Name" -value $PCInfo.Name Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "PC Manufacturer Model" -value $PCInfo.Model Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Name" -value $OSInfo.Caption If ($OSVersionType.Major -lt 10) { Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Service Pack" -value $OSServicePack } else { Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Version" -value $OSVersion } Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Build" -value $CurrentBuild #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Server Name" -value $CPU.SystemName # alternative #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "IPv4_Address" -value $IPAddress.IPaddress[0] Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "CPU Manufacturer" -value $CPUManufacturer #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Model" -value $CPU.Description #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Manufacturer" -value $CPU.Manufacturer Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Physical Cores" -value $CPUNumberOfCores #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "CPU L2 Cache Size" -value $CPU.L2CacheSize #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "CPU L3 Cache Size" -value $CPU.L3CacheSize #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Sockets" -value $CPU.SocketDesignation #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Logical Cores" -value $CPU.NumberOfLogicalProcessors Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "RAM" -value $PhysicalMemoryPrint #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "RAM (GB)" -value $PhysicalMemory #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Total Virtual Memory (MB)" -value $OSTotalVirtualMemory #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Total Visable Memory (MB)" -value $OSTotalVisibleMemory Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Drive - Retail Size" -value $HDSizeActualPrint Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Drive - Size On Disk" -value $HDSizeOnDiskPrint #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Hard Drive C: Retail Size (GB)" -value $HDSizeActual #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Hard Drive C: Size On Disk (GB)" -value $HDSizeOnDisk #Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "Hard Drive C: Marketing Loss %" -value $HDDiffPercentage Add-Member -inputObject $infoObject -memberType NoteProperty -name "OS Drive - Type" -value $HDTypeSpeedPrint $infoCollection += $infoObject } #Output to the screen for a visual feedback or CSV $infoCollection #| Export-Csv -path .\SimpleSysInfo_$((Get-Date).ToString('MMddyyyy_hhmmss')).csv -NoTypeInformation #Export the results in csv file. #the quotable one liner foreach ($ic in $infoCollection) { If ($OSVersionType.Major -lt 10) { #$ic.'PC Manufacturer Name'+" ["+$ic.'PC Manufacturer Model' +"], "+ $ic.'OS Name' + " SP " +$ic.'Service Pack' + " (" +$ic.'OS Build' + "), " + ($ic.'CPU Manufacturer') + " * " + $ic.'Physical Cores' + ", " + $ic.RAM + " RAM, " + $ic.'OS Drive - Retail Size' + " " + $ic.'OS Drive - Type' $ic.'OS Name' + " SP " +$ic.'Service Pack' + " (" +$ic.'OS Build' + "), " + ($ic.'CPU Manufacturer') + " * " + $ic.'Physical Cores' + ", " + $ic.RAM + " RAM, " + $ic.'OS Drive - Retail Size' + " " + $ic.'OS Drive - Type' } else { #$ic.'PC Manufacturer Name'+" ["+$ic.'PC Manufacturer Model' +"], "+ $ic.'OS Name' + " " + $ic.'OS Version' + " (" +$ic.'OS Build' + "), " + ($ic.'CPU Manufacturer') + " * " + $ic.'Physical Cores' + ", " + $ic.RAM + " RAM, " + $ic.'OS Drive - Retail Size' + " " + $ic.'OS Drive - Type' $ic.'OS Name' + " " + $ic.'OS Version' + " (" +$ic.'OS Build' + "), " + ($ic.'CPU Manufacturer') + " * " + $ic.'Physical Cores' + ", " + $ic.RAM + " RAM, " + $ic.'OS Drive - Retail Size' + " " + $ic.'OS Drive - Type' } } } #End Get-SimpleSysInfo # The problem with forcing a double into an integer in modulo operations is that Powershell uses banker's rounding algorithm. Hence make our own fn function Get-FriendlyByteSize { param($Bytes) $sizes='Bytes,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB,ZB' -split ',' for($i=0; ($Bytes -ge 1kb) -and ($i -lt $sizes.Count); $i++) {$Bytes/=1kb} $N=2; if($i -eq 0) {$N=0} "{0:N$($N)} {1}" -f $Bytes, $sizes[$i] } function Get-FriendlyRAMSize { param($Bytes) $sizes='Bytes,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB,ZB' -split ',' for($i=0; ($Bytes -ge 1kb) -and ($i -lt $sizes.Count); $i++) {$Bytes/=1kb} $N=0; if($i -eq 0) {$N=0} "{0:N$($N)}{1}" -f $Bytes, $sizes[$i] } function Get-FriendlySize { param($Number) $sizes='Bytes,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB,ZB' -split ',' for($i=0; ($Number -ge 1000) -and ($i -lt $sizes.Count); $i++) {$Number/=1000} $N=0; if($i -eq 0) {$N=0} "{0:N$($N)}{1}" -f $Number, $sizes[$i] } <# .SYNOPSIS Detects if the passed Physical Disk Id is a Solid State Disk (SSD) or a spindle disk. Returns true for an SSD and false for anything else. .DESCRIPTION Use Get-PhysicalDisk to get the Physical Disk Ids for the system you wish to test. This script supports values being passed throught the pipeline. The methods used for detecting are by reading the Nominal Media Rotation Rate and Seek Penalty. These values are measured through method calls into the Kernel32.dll. If either of the Win32 DLL calls return true then the script will return false. If an exception occurs in either of the Win32 DLL calls, the return value will be dependant on the remaining call. .PARAMETER PhysicalDiskId The LUN based physical disk id. .EXAMPLE Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DeviceId | Test-SSD This example will test all the disks on the local computer. .EXAMPLE if (Test-SSD -PhysicalDiskId 0) { $delay = 0 } This example will change the delay variable on a script if the first physical disk is an SSD. #> Function Test-SSD { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true, ConfirmImpact="Low")] [OutputType([boolean])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] [Int] $PhysicalDiskId ) Begin { $code = @" using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles; using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Text; namespace Util { public class DetectSSD { // For CreateFile to get handle to drive private const uint GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000; private const uint GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000; private const uint FILE_SHARE_READ = 0x00000001; private const uint FILE_SHARE_WRITE = 0x00000002; private const uint OPEN_EXISTING = 3; private const uint FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = 0x00000080; // CreateFile to get handle to drive [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)] private static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFileW( [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpFileName, uint dwDesiredAccess, uint dwShareMode, IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes, uint dwCreationDisposition, uint dwFlagsAndAttributes, IntPtr hTemplateFile); // For control codes private const uint FILE_DEVICE_MASS_STORAGE = 0x0000002d; private const uint IOCTL_STORAGE_BASE = FILE_DEVICE_MASS_STORAGE; private const uint FILE_DEVICE_CONTROLLER = 0x00000004; private const uint IOCTL_SCSI_BASE = FILE_DEVICE_CONTROLLER; private const uint METHOD_BUFFERED = 0; private const uint FILE_ANY_ACCESS = 0; private const uint FILE_READ_ACCESS = 0x00000001; private const uint FILE_WRITE_ACCESS = 0x00000002; private static uint CTL_CODE(uint DeviceType, uint Function, uint Method, uint Access) { return ((DeviceType << 16) | (Access << 14) | (Function << 2) | Method); } // For DeviceIoControl to check no seek penalty private const uint StorageDeviceSeekPenaltyProperty = 7; private const uint PropertyStandardQuery = 0; [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY { public uint PropertyId; public uint QueryType; [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 1)] public byte[] AdditionalParameters; } [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR { public uint Version; public uint Size; [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U1)] public bool IncursSeekPenalty; } // DeviceIoControl to check no seek penalty [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "DeviceIoControl", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool DeviceIoControl( SafeFileHandle hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode, ref STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY lpInBuffer, uint nInBufferSize, ref DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR lpOutBuffer, uint nOutBufferSize, out uint lpBytesReturned, IntPtr lpOverlapped); // For DeviceIoControl to check nominal media rotation rate private const uint ATA_FLAGS_DATA_IN = 0x02; [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct ATA_PASS_THROUGH_EX { public ushort Length; public ushort AtaFlags; public byte PathId; public byte TargetId; public byte Lun; public byte ReservedAsUchar; public uint DataTransferLength; public uint TimeOutValue; public uint ReservedAsUlong; public IntPtr DataBufferOffset; [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 8)] public byte[] PreviousTaskFile; [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 8)] public byte[] CurrentTaskFile; } [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private struct ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery { public ATA_PASS_THROUGH_EX header; [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 256)] public ushort[] data; } // DeviceIoControl to check nominal media rotation rate [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "DeviceIoControl", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool DeviceIoControl( SafeFileHandle hDevice, uint dwIoControlCode, ref ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery lpInBuffer, uint nInBufferSize, ref ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery lpOutBuffer, uint nOutBufferSize, out uint lpBytesReturned, IntPtr lpOverlapped); // For error message private const uint FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM = 0x00001000; [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)] static extern uint FormatMessage( uint dwFlags, IntPtr lpSource, uint dwMessageId, uint dwLanguageId, StringBuilder lpBuffer, uint nSize, IntPtr Arguments); // Method for no seek penalty public static bool HasSeekPenalty(string sDrive) { SafeFileHandle hDrive = CreateFileW( sDrive, 0, // No access to drive FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, IntPtr.Zero); if (hDrive == null || hDrive.IsInvalid) { string message = GetErrorMessage(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); throw new System.Exception(message); } uint IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY = CTL_CODE( IOCTL_STORAGE_BASE, 0x500, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS); // From winioctl.h STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY query_seek_penalty = new STORAGE_PROPERTY_QUERY(); query_seek_penalty.PropertyId = StorageDeviceSeekPenaltyProperty; query_seek_penalty.QueryType = PropertyStandardQuery; DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR query_seek_penalty_desc = new DEVICE_SEEK_PENALTY_DESCRIPTOR(); uint returned_query_seek_penalty_size; bool query_seek_penalty_result = DeviceIoControl( hDrive, IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY, ref query_seek_penalty, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(query_seek_penalty), ref query_seek_penalty_desc, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(query_seek_penalty_desc), out returned_query_seek_penalty_size, IntPtr.Zero); hDrive.Close(); if (query_seek_penalty_result == false) { string message = GetErrorMessage(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); throw new System.Exception(message); } else { return query_seek_penalty_desc.IncursSeekPenalty; } } // Method for nominal media rotation rate // (Administrative privilege is required) public static bool HasNominalMediaRotationRate(string sDrive) { SafeFileHandle hDrive = CreateFileW( sDrive, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, // Administrative privilege is required FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, IntPtr.Zero); if (hDrive == null || hDrive.IsInvalid) { string message = GetErrorMessage(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); throw new System.Exception(message); } uint IOCTL_ATA_PASS_THROUGH = CTL_CODE( IOCTL_SCSI_BASE, 0x040b, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS | FILE_WRITE_ACCESS); // From ntddscsi.h ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery id_query = new ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery(); id_query.data = new ushort[256]; id_query.header.Length = (ushort)Marshal.SizeOf(id_query.header); id_query.header.AtaFlags = (ushort)ATA_FLAGS_DATA_IN; id_query.header.DataTransferLength = (uint)(id_query.data.Length * 2); // Size of "data" in bytes id_query.header.TimeOutValue = 3; // Sec id_query.header.DataBufferOffset = (IntPtr)Marshal.OffsetOf( typeof(ATAIdentifyDeviceQuery), "data"); id_query.header.PreviousTaskFile = new byte[8]; id_query.header.CurrentTaskFile = new byte[8]; id_query.header.CurrentTaskFile[6] = 0xec; // ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE uint retval_size; bool result = DeviceIoControl( hDrive, IOCTL_ATA_PASS_THROUGH, ref id_query, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(id_query), ref id_query, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(id_query), out retval_size, IntPtr.Zero); hDrive.Close(); if (result == false) { string message = GetErrorMessage(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); throw new System.Exception(message); } else { // Word index of nominal media rotation rate // (1 means non-rotate device) const int kNominalMediaRotRateWordIndex = 217; if (id_query.data[kNominalMediaRotRateWordIndex] == 1) { return false; } else { return true; } } } // Method for error message private static string GetErrorMessage(int code) { StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder(255); FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, IntPtr.Zero, (uint)code, 0, message, (uint)message.Capacity, IntPtr.Zero); return message.ToString(); } } } "@ Add-Type -TypeDefinition $code $hasRotationRate = $true $hasSeekPenalty = $true } Process { $driveString = "\\.\PhysicalDrive" + $PhysicalDiskId Write-Verbose -Message "Current disk item id is: $PhysicalDiskId" Write-Verbose -Message "Current disk string is: $driveString" Write-Verbose -Message "Calling Win32 DLL Method 'DeviceIoControl' in 'HasNominalMediaRotationRate'." if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Physical Disk $PhysicalDiskId","Read Nominal Media Rotation Rate Property")) { try { $hasRotationRate = [Util.DetectSSD]::HasNominalMediaRotationRate([string]$driveString) } catch { Write-Verbose -Message "HasNominalMediaRotationRate detection failed with the following error;" Write-Verbose -Message $Error[0].Exception.Message $hasRotationRate = $true } } Write-Verbose -Message "Calling Win32 DLL Method 'DeviceIoControl' in 'HasSeekPenalty'." if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Physical Disk $PhysicalDiskId","Read Seek Penalty Property")) { try { $hasSeekPenalty = [Util.DetectSSD]::HasSeekPenalty([string]$driveString) } catch { Write-Verbose -Message "HasSeekPenalty detection failed with the following error;" Write-Verbose -Message $Error[0].Exception.Message $hasSeekPenalty = $true } } # Only return true if the disk has no rotation rate or no seek penalty. Write-Output -InputObject (!$hasRotationRate -or !$hasSeekPenalty) } End { } } #Get your computer name, or a list of computers (comma seperated) $PCList = $env:computername; Get-SimpleSysInfo -List $PCList