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The hard disk drive was invented by some IBM engineers working under Rey Johnson at IBM in San Jose, CA, in about 1952 to 1954.
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∙ 14y agoReynold "Rey" Johnson, an American inventor, known as the "father of the disk drive." He perfected the early version of a hard drive for IBM (IBM 350 Disk File) between 1954 and 1956.
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Why was a hard drive invented?
it was invented to store data
What did John Lynott invent?
Lynott was part of the team that invented the magnetic disk drive - basically, he helped invent the computer hard drive.
What are hard drive failures?
a hard drive failure is when your hard drive stops working...
Who was the inventor of the first hard disk drive?
It is invented by the IBM team led by Rey Johnson on September 13, 1956.
What is another word for hard drive?
a hard drive is called "disque dur" in French.
What is hard disk also known as?
* Hard disk drive * Hard drive * HDD
If you have an existing hard drive and want to install a second hard drive and you want to keep the first drive bootable as the bootable drive how should you configure the second hard drive?
If the Hard drive is IDE (40 pins on the back) you would configure the primary hard drive as Master and secondary hard drive as Slave using the jumpers on the back of the hard drive.
Is the ps3 hard drive same as the PC hard drive?
It is the same as a laptop hard drive
Can you replace eide hard drive with a sata hard drive?
No. IDE Hard Drive cannot be replaced with a Sata Hard Drive because the connectors are different. example. if you have sata hard drive installed on your machine. and you purchase IDE Hard drive. you won't be able to install the IDE hard drive where the Sata hard drive was because the IDE connectors are a different shape and size towards the Sata hard drive connectors.
The function of hard drive cable?
To start, the hard drive cable connects your hard drive to your motherboard. Its really simple.
What does 'HDD' stand for?
Hard Disk Drive.
How do you back up my hard drive?
You get another memory storage device, such as an external hard drive, and you copy everything on your hard drive onto the external hard drive, and keep it safe. That way, if your hard drive crashes, then you can take it out, and plug your external hard drive in, and work from that.
