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Hard disk (hard drive) format – the tracks and sectors of the hard disk

When a hard disk undergoes a low-level format, it is divided it into tracks and sectors. This low-level format only happens once in the drive's life before it leaves the manufacturer's factory. All subsequent formatting of hard drives derive from this initial low level format, which contains … [Read more...]

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