Western Digital's release of its GreenPower hard drive technology signalled another significant move by a major manufacturer into the provision of 'green' or environmentally friendly hardware. The GreenPower drives were made available in desktop, enterprise, CE and external hard drive … [Read more...]
File systems (FAT, FAT8, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS) explained
The precise manner in which data is organised on a hard disk drive is determined by the file system used. File systems are generally operating system dependent. However, since it is the most widely used PC operating system, most other … [Read more...]
Hard disk (hard drive) construction
Hard disks are rigid platters, composed of a substrate and a magnetic medium. The substrate - the platter's base material - must be non-magnetic and capable of being machined to a smooth finish. It is made either of aluminum alloy or a mixture of glass and ceramic. To allow data storage, both sides … [Read more...]