Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

HHD is an internal or
external computer
component that stores
data, such as the
operating system,
applications, and user
files.

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HDDs are “non-volatile” storage
devices, meaning they retain
stored data even when power isn’t
being supplied.
How does a hard drive work?
Actuator is the component that
moves a hard drive’s heads over
the media surface, to read and
write data.

Actuator Axis holds the arm in

place and is another component
that, if disturbed, could cause a
drive failure.
Actuator Arm moves the read/write head
across the surface of a hard disk similar to
the tone arm on a phono turntable.

Read/write head is a specific

physical part of a hard

Platter is a circular, rigid disk coated with a magnetic

material where data is stored

Spindle connects all the platters and is

connected
Advantages of an HDD: Disadvantages of an HDD:

•HDDs can be slow at

•HDDs can store a large
amount of data (this varies retrieving larger files.
by the drive size).
•They consume more power.
•They are relatively cheap
compared ✓ to other •The moving parts produce a
storage solutions lot of heat.

•They are less durable,

especially in portable
IDE and SATA are different types of
interfaces to connect storage devices
(like hard drives) to a computer’s system
bus
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)

Maximum compatibility

•Lacks support for new technology such as

native command queuing and hot-plugging
hard drives

•IDE interface does not support hot plugging

Data Cable Ribbon-like, wide, can be

up to 18 inches long

Lineage Superseded by SATA

Year Created 1986

 IDE Hard Drive

Serial ATA Hard Drive (SATA)

 Jumpers In a computer system, it’s possible to have
more than one hard drive. To connect multiple IDE
drives, you need to chain the ribbon cables from one
to the next. The computer system has no idea which

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment( SATA)

•Inexpensive, large storage capacity

•Lower MTBF than SAS (700,000 hours to 1.2

million hours of use at 25 °C), less suited for
servers.

•SATA interface supports hot plugging

Data Cable Narrow, can be up to a meter (roughly 3ft) long. Power and
data split into two connections.

Lineage Supersedes Parallel ATA (PATA) aka IDE

Year Created 2003

SATA Drives don’t use jumpers. Each drive connects directly to the
motherboard. To set the primary drive, you can access the settings from
the computers BIOS (special software that runs
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