Eric Brewer and colleagues from Google presented an interesting white paper at the Usenix FAST conference in Santa Clara, CA. They argue that with the growth in portable devices and services in the ...

There are two main hard disk types used today IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) and SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) hard drives. Can a computer have more than one hard disk? There are two main ...

Following are the parameters stored in a PC's BIOS setup memory that describe the configuration of the hard disks in the system. SCSI hard disks are usually not identified in the setup memory. There ...

Rainer W. Kaese, Senior Manager, HDD Business Development at Toshiba Electronics Europe, gives his predictions for hard disk drives in 2025… Hard disk drives, or HDDs, are a well-established ...

Do solid-state disks (SSDs) last longer than traditional hard disks? A new study looks very good for the SSDs, but closer inspection of the results suggests it’s actually too early to call. Online ...