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Computer hard disk drives may be made of a stack of one or more disks (made out of metal or ceramic) covered in a magnetic "paint". Each of these disks is called a "platter".
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Does a hard drive consists of platters?
The hard disk drive platter is used to store magnetic data or information that comes from the hard disk drive, where they are stored. The hard disk drive can contain one or more hard disk platter.
What is a platter?
A platter is the portion of a hard disk drive that information is written to.
What are the parts of the hard disk?
A hard disk can be either internal or external and one can use it to save files. The parts of a hard disk are the disk case, spindle, disk platter, actuator and the read-write arm.
What is the term used to describe what happens when the read-write head of a hard disk touches the surface of the disk platter?
HDI - Head to Disk Interference.
What is name of hardisk which is use in computers?
A hard disk drive platter
Is platter a computer input device for disabled people?
No. A platter would be a component of a hard disk drive.
How many read write heads are required for each hard disk platter?
2 per platter
What are hard disk cartridge?
A hard-diskis a component of a hard-disk drive: it is the circular disk on which the magnetic data is stored.The rigid nature of the platters in a hard drive is what gives them their name (as opposed to the flexible materials which are used to makefloppy disk).Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the samespindle. A platter can store information on both sides, requiring two heads per platter.
How do you replace pata hard disk to sata hard disk?
to make the computer function
The current platter rotation rate of a modern hard disk drive is?
7200rpm
How the working of floppy disk drive differ from hard disk drive?
The head(s) in floppy drives make physical contact with the floppy disk surface, while the heads in hard disk drives fly over the hard disk surface on a cushion of air created by the platter rotation speed. All other features of the devices are similar.
What platter spin rates is not commonly associated with conventional magnetic hard disk drive?
10,200
