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Hard disk drives (or hard drives) provide the primary means of data storage in a PC. In general, modern hard drives are fast, reliable and have a large capacity. Until recently, almost all hard drives were fixed, or non-removable (hence the name fixed disk drive). In other words, they could not be removed from the PC. In recent times, however, the so-called removable hard drive has become very popular.
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© 1998 Steven Roman
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Roman, S. (1998). Hard Drives I: Physical Characteristics. In: Understanding Personal Computer Hardware. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6419-1_15
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