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It places the drive head in a position that is least likely to cause damage to the drive if it is removed or moved physically.
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Does the read write heads on a hard disk drive actually touch the surface of the disk?
no, the head not touching the surface of the hard disk. If it touch the great chance of data may be lost. only the head of floppy disk is touch the surface of the disk.
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 head crash?
A head crash is a type of hard disk failure that occurs when a read/write head touches the fast spinning disk platters. It is very catastrophic - it can destroy lots of data - even the data needed to start an operating system can be destroyed.
Can be triggered by jarring the hard disk while it is in use?
head crash
What is inside a hard disk on the computer?
Ferrite or cobaltite crystals are within a hard disk.
What is the stoppage of the hard disk drive that often results in data loss called?
hard drive head crash
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 are the components of a modern computer hard drive?
Magnetic HARD Disk Drive constitutes of a Disk Platter, Spindle Motor, Read Write Head, Logic Card and Metal Casing with connector.
Is a hard disk a hardware or a software?
A computer hard disk or hard drive (fixed disk) is hardware.
Why hard disc are magnetize with iron oxide?
Hard-disks are coated with iron oxide because it reacts to a magnetic source ! The information on a hard-disk is read and written by a magnetic 'head' which scans across the surface as the disk rotates.
What is the device that reads and records information on disks?
Head – The device that reads and writes the information—magnetic or optical—on the disk surface.
What does 'HDD' stand for?
Hard Disk Drive.
