Many computer users don’t know the hard drive components and how hard drive works. Do you know how files are stored in your hard drive? How Windows know whether the files are? How to read files from and write into … Read More
What is Partition Boot Sector?
Each partition (also sometimes called a “logical DOS volume” in the DOS/Windows world) has its own volume boot sector. This is distinct from the master boot sector (or record) that controls the entire disk, but is similar in concept. It … Read More
Hard drive interface introduction and comparison
Some readers reflect that they don’t know the difference among hard drives, so this article introduces the hard drive interface, including IDE, SATA and SCSI. AT Attachment. The specification, formulated in the 1980s by a consortium of hardware and software … Read More
What is disk sector and bad sector, how to repair bad sector
What is disk sector? In the context of computer hardware, a sector is a sub-division of a track of a magnetic hard disk or optical disc. A sector stores a fixed amount of data. The typical formatting of sectors allows … Read More
Basic Knowledge about Partition and Partitioning
What is a hard disk? A hard disk/drive is one the part of your computer responsible for long-term storage of information. Unlike volatile memory (often refers to RAM), which lost its storage information once its power supply is shut off, … Read More
Hard Disk and Hard Drive Physical Components
What is hard disk drive? Electromagnetic read/write heads are positioned above and below each platter. As the platters spin, the drive heads move in toward the center surface and out toward the edge. In this way, the drive heads can … Read More
What is the difference between FAT and NTFS?
We have discussed what FAT file system is, today we’ll introduce the difference between FAT and NTFS file system. To choose right file system for a partition is very important. NTFS vs FAT Learn more about hard disk basic. Get … Read More