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hard diskIn computing, a storage device usually consisting of a rigid metal disk coated with a magnetic material. Data are read from and written to the disk by means of a disk drive. The hard disk may be permanently fixed into the drive or in the form of a disk pack that can be removed and exchanged with a different pack. Hard disks can have capacities as high as 500 gigabytes, with different versions intended for use with mainframe or personal computers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 75 million hard disks (HD) per month, an increase of 3. Newer hard disks and RAID 6 chip accelerators are laying the foundation for RAID 6 technologies to deliver the next stage in data protection. Current magnetic hard disks are protected by a nanometer-thick layer of alcohol functionalized perfluoroakylether and carbon overcoat. |
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