Glossary of Samsung Hard Disk Drive (Letter G, H, I)
Gigabyte (GB)
1 Gigabyte = 1,073,741,824 digital bytes / 1,000,000,000 decimal bytes, a unit of measure for data
Hard Error
a data error which is not able to be overcome when the disk is reread, it occurs repeatedly at the same location on the media, indicating a defect in the surface
Hardware
computer equipment (as opposed to the computer programs and software)
HC
High-speed CMOS)
HDA
Head Disk Assembly
HDD
Hard Disk Drive, magnetic storage device
Head crash
Occurs when a head and disk accidentally touch, thereby damages the media (and subsequently the data)
Head Landing Zone
Area on the media which is dedicated to head takeoff and landing, no data is recorded in this area
Head positioner
(see Actuator)
Host
the computer system that the drive is integrated into
Hot swap
replacement of hard drives, whilst computer is in operation with zero downtime
Host adapter
a plug-in board or circuitry on the motherboard that acts as the interface between a computer system bus and the disk drive
IC
Integrated Circuits.…
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