answersLogoWhite

0

They have no moving parts to wear out and no heads that can crash and destroy the magnetic coating on the disk platters.

However, they are implemented with Flash Memory devices, which will eventually wear out electronically. But this is expected to take longer than the time for a Hard Disk to wear out.

User Avatar

Adrain Weissnat

Lvl 10
4y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What technology standard provides up to four devices on a drive including the hard drive?

ide, ata and eide


What does SMART technology do for hard drives?

S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. S.M.A.R.T. technology was developed by a number of major hard disk drive manufacturers to increase the reliability of hard drives. It is a technology that enables the PC to predict the future failure of hard disk drives. S.M.A.R.T. technology has become an industry standard for hard drive manufacturers.


What is apporpriate standard maintenance on your hard drive?

your flash drive


What does ATA stand for?

The term 'ATA' (Advanced Technology Attachment) is a measurement standard and an electronic method of transferring data between the hard drive and the rest of a computer.


what hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?

Smart


Why cant a standard hard drive be used in a mac?

Macs only use standard hard drives such as the 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive found in many Macs.


What technology standard is used to govern how drives such as CD-ROM drives Zip drives and hard drives can interface with a system?

Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE)


What size is the hard drive of the latest iMac?

The standard hard drive on the iMac as of 3/13 is 1 TB.


How much memory does a standard hard drive have?

The Arcade has less than 1G There is two hard drive sizes for standard i think. 60G OR 20G 360 Slimline - 250G


What is the fastest USB standard used for a hard drive?

calucator!!!!


Can you use hard drive with terabyte memory on standard computers?

If it is an external hard drive, then the computer should be able to take it. However, if it is an internal hard drive, you will have to check the system requirements of your computer.


Can you upgrade PS3 chrome hard drive with a PS3 slim hard drive?

Yes PS3 uses a standard lap top hard drive and you do not even need to use one from PS3