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Hard Disk Drives

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ALSO CALLED: Hard Drives and HDD
DEFINITION: In a personal computer, a hard disk drive (HDD) is the mechanism that controls the positioning, reading, and writing of the hard disk, which furnishes the largest amount of data storage for the PC. Although the hard disk drive (often shortened to "hard drive") and the hard disk are not the same thing, they are packaged as a unit and so either term is sometimes used to refer  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Hard Disk Drives
Worldwide Disk Storage Systems 2008-2012 Forecast: Content-Centric Customers -- Reshaping Market Demand
sponsored by Ocarina Networks
WHITE PAPER: This study provides a forecast of the worldwide disk storage systems market for 2008 to 2012 as well as a discussion of assumptions and major market trends.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Security | Disk Storage Systems | Hard Disk Drives | iSCSI SAN | NAS | OEMs | RAID | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization
AC Drives and Industrial AC Motors
sponsored by AutomationDirect
HARDWARE LISTING: AutomationDirect carries AC variable speed drives for all your speed control applications.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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TOPICS:  Computer Controlled Devices | Computer-Aided Manufacturing Software | Drives | ERP | Hard Disk Drives | Manufacturing | Power Supplies | Shop Floor Control
Understanding Power Factor, Crest Factor, and Surge Factor
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the technical terms of Power Factor, Crest Factor, and Surge Factor.
Posted: 06 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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TOPICS:  Data Centers | Hard Disk Drives | Hubs | Power Test Equipment | Routers | Storage Systems | UPS
Solid-state Storage Finds Its Niche
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Still extremely expensive vs. traditional media, solid-state disks can make a convincing economical case for some applications requiring very high IOPS.
Posted: 14 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
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TOPICS:  Flash Memory | Hard Disk Drives | Solid State Disks
Evolution of SAS
sponsored by PMC-Sierra, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Serial attached SCSI (SAS) provides a scalable point-to-point topology capable of addressing storage connectivity at many levels. Read this white paper to learn how SAS is entering its second generation and how its level of value is rapidly gro...
Posted: 07 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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TOPICS:  Blade Servers | Continuous Data Protection | DAS | Data Management | Fibre Channel SAN | Hard Disk Drives | iSCSI SAN | SCSI Devices | Serial ATA | Storage Switches | Tiered Storage
ICS Best Product Hardware Award
sponsored by Intelligent Computer Solutions, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE: Intelligent Computer Solutions has presented its line of Image MASSter Hard Drive duplication in the System Builder and VarVision in Scottsdale Arizona September 2004.
Posted: 20 Dec 2004 | Published: 07 Oct 2004
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TOPICS:  Hard Disk Drives
Diskology Releases Disk Jockey, Inexpensive Hard Disk Copy and Diagnostic Tool Is 7 Products Rolled into One!
sponsored by Diskology
PRESS RELEASE:The Disk Jockey is an inexpensive, revolutionary new hard disk copy and diagnostic tool that allows users to copy data between IDE hard disk drives at lightening fast speeds while maintaining all of the attributes of the original hard disk.
Posted: 11 Nov 2003 | Published: 15 Oct 2003
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TOPICS:  Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Hard Disk Drives
Disk Jockey: The Only Hard Disk Copy and Diagnostic Tool You'll Ever Need!
sponsored by Diskology
DATA SHEET:Diskology debuts Disk Jockey, the world's most versatile hard disk diagnostic and copy tool.
Posted: 10 Nov 2003 | Published: 01 Nov 2003
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TOPICS:  Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Hard Disk Drives
 
HARD DISK DRIVES DEFINITION (continued): … In a personal computer, a hard disk drive (HDD) is the mechanism that controls the positioning, reading, and writing of the hard disk, which furnishes the largest amount of data storage for the PC. Although the hard disk drive (often shortened to "hard drive") and the hard disk are not the same thing, they are packaged as a unit and so either term is sometimes used to refer to the whole unit.
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