IDE, an Old Hardware Interface

IDE is short for Integrated Drive Electronics. It intends to refer to the hard drive which integrates controller with disk body. The IDE we usually mention means an interface technology of devices, such as hard disk. Name: IDE Full Name: Integrated Drive Electronics Category: interface technology 1. Introduction IDE is also called ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) interface. And it is also more convenient for users to roll out the hard disk....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 230 words · Mariah Williams

Introduction to An Optical Disc

As a storage gadget, optical discs are very popular because of their large capacity and portability. Today this article focuses on optical discs in many aspects. An optical disc is a recording medium which uses the optical storage technology to read and write data. Typical discs are about 1.2 mm thick (0.05 inches). The data is stored on the disc by a laser or stamping machine. Blu-ray Discs is the latest optical media that can store up to 400 GB of data (experimental)....

June 13, 2019 · 1 min · 183 words · Michael Ellis

Introduction to Disk Partition

Hard disk is the computers main storage gear which used to save information. Hard disk cannot be used directly and must be split. And the split areas are called hard disk partitions. In the traditionaldisk management, a harddisk partitionwill be divided into two categories:primary partition and extended partition. The operating system can be installed in the Primary partition. And it is the partition which can make computer boot. Whats more, the partition can be directly formatted....

June 13, 2019 · 5 min · 977 words · Lisa Sweeney

Introduction to Hard Drive Capacity and Its Calculation Way

The hard drive is a kind of non-volatile storage, which can retain stored data in powered off situations. And in the early 1960s, for general-purpose PCs, hard drives were the primary secondary storage machine. And until now, Toshiba, Western Digital and Seagate are still rolling out new hard drives. The prominent features of the hard drive are capacity and performance. The largest hard drive capacity is pretty larger thanSSDcapacity. So do you know the unit of hard drive size and the calculation method of it?...

June 13, 2019 · 1 min · 168 words · Mr. Sean Rivera

Introduction to Magnetic Head

This article offers a detailed introduction to magnetic head, including its main types and the issue head crash. Hard disk head, a key component in hard disk, is used to read data. Its main function is transforming magnetic information which are stored on the hard disk into electrical signal. The hard disk head quality will affect the hard disk storage density. Reading and writing operations are of different characteristics. The magnetoresistive (MR) head owns detachable head structure....

June 13, 2019 · 3 min · 457 words · George Pace

Introduction to Task Manager

The Task Manager is an operating system component available in Windows. Microsoft improves the task manager between each version of Windows, sometimes quite dramatically. A similar program called Tasks exists in Windows 98 and Windows 95. How to initiate the Task Manager Starting Task Manager is always a concern for many of you. Now we will list some easy and quick ways for you to open it. You are probably familiar with the way that pressingCtrl+Alt+Deleteon your keyboard....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 228 words · Adam Gray

Low-level Format to HDD

This article offers a detailed introduction about low-level format. And the operating methods are also displayed in this article. Low-level format refers to dividing cylinders and tracks in blank disk. Then, cylinders are divided into several sectors. Next, each sector is divided into ID, GAP, DATA and so on. We can see that low-level format is carried out before high-level format. It can not only be achieved inDOSenvironment, but also inWindows NTsystems....

June 13, 2019 · 6 min · 1104 words · Dr. Brian Spencer

Sector – Fan Area of Disc

This article offers an introduction to the number of sectors. The number of disc on hard disks with different capacity is different. Every disc has two sides to record information. Disc is divided into many sector areas. Each area is called a sector, which is the smallest storage unit on hard disk. Generally speaking, every sector can store 512 bytes of information. Some hard disk manufactures and software developers are planning to develop new standard every sector stores 4096 bytes information....

June 13, 2019 · 1 min · 96 words · Jacob Robinson

Several Common Storage Media

Storage media are storage devices like CF card, SD card,MMC cardandMemory Stickthat store files and data. It is compatible with PCMCIA-ATA card. Advantages CF card has a better protection for its data than tradition disks. And its reliability is 5-10 times as much as the tradition disks. Besides, CF card can work well with 3.3 V to 5V voltages. Therefore, most digital cameras choose CF card as its preferred storage media....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 301 words · Sara Cole

Some Knowledge about Disk

Disk is a medium used for storing data. The base of hard disk is made up of firm and durable materials. The magnetic powders are divided into several concentric circles (which are called tracks). There are numerous magnets placed randomly on the track of each concentric circle. The magnets represent the status of 0 and 1. When they affected by magnetism from the head, the array direction will be changed as well....

June 13, 2019 · 3 min · 559 words · Sheri Williams

TeamGroup Has Launched the Cardea Zero Gen 4 SSD at Computex 2019

For example, it has announced theTeamGroup M181 Flash Drive. In the following content, we will show some detailed specifications of this new TeamGroup SSD. The capacities of the Cardea Zero M.2 PCIe SSDs are 240GB and 480GB. It is in black. This Cardea Zero M.2 PCIe SSD also delivers fast read and write speed. We have simply shown some information about this Cardea Zero M.2 PCIe SSD. And now, we will show you some information about this TeamGroup Cardea Zero Gen 4 SSD....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 266 words · Susan Lindsey

The Classification and Relieving Methods of Write Protection

What is write protection? Read this post to know it. Read-only file is also called write-protection file. That is to say the content can be changed but the change cannot be saved. Write protection means data cannot be written to the disk, but can be read only. When write protection is started, the data in disk will not be modified. Thus, it can protect the disk data and prevent virus from invading the disk....

June 13, 2019 · 3 min · 436 words · Kyle Orozco

What Are Temporary Files and How to Delete?

What is temporary file? Read this post to know it. Typically, the program creating temporary files will delete them upon completion. But sometimes, these temporary files will be preserved. The temporary files will also be created when you surf the Internet. Deleting these files, you are able to release the valuable hard disk space for other uses. Temporary files of Internet will also record the sites we have visited. This is not just a challenge for our personal privacy....

June 13, 2019 · 2 min · 248 words · Kevin Johnston