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Hard Disk DrivesA hard disk drive (HDD), commonly referred to as a computer hard drive, hard
disk or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digital
data on rapidly rotating platters (discs) with magnetic surfaces. Strictly
speaking, "drive" refers to a device distinct from its medium, such as a tape
drive and its tape, or a floppy disk drive and its floppy disk. Early computer
hard drives had removable media; however, all hard drives today are sealed units
with internal fixed media. Hard disk drives are available in a number of
interfaces, including
USB, Firewire,
ATA,
SCSI &
IDE.
HDDs were originally developed for use with computers. However, now
applications for hard drives have expanded far beyond computers to include
digital video recorders, digital audio players (iPOD & Zune), personal digital
assistants, digital cameras and video game consoles, and cell phones introduced
by Apple, Samsung, and Nokia include cheap hard drives. The need for
large-scale, reliable storage, independent of a particular device, led to the
introduction of configurations such as
RAID arrays,
network attached storage (NAS) systems and storage area network (SAN)
systems that provide efficient and reliable access to large volumes of data.
Today, it is easy to find just the hard drive you need, from manufacturers
like:
Beyond Micro,
Buffalo,
Fantom,
Hitachi,
HP,
Iomega,
Kanguru,
Maxtor,
Samsung,
Seagate,
Western Digital, and more. Plus you can buy the components and build your
own storage solution from: hard drive,
hard drive enclosures, and
hard drive cooling units. Remember, when you change the dive in your
system, to clone it, so you can easily get back up to full function fast.
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