The First Compter With a Hard Disk Drive
IBM introduced the 305 RAMAC computer on September 13th, 1956, which was the first computer to include a disk drive named the IBM 350 Disk File. Prior to this magnetic computer storage had consisted of core memory, tape, and drums.
Geek to Live: Visualize your hard drive usage
Of course, if you keep getting that "low disk space" message, it might be time to pony up a few bucks and get yourself a new hard drive. Here's how to install a new internal hard drive on your computer. Lastly, to avoid regular disk
Primary hard disk drive 0 not found
Primary hard disk drive 0 not found. Crap. This is going to be a long, long day. And to top that off, my iMac (which I’m currently on) is making some funny noises. Crap. Technorati Tags: dell, imac, microsoft
Creative ways to recycle a floppy disk
If you’re similar with the Microsoft Windows installation process you will have seen this message numerous times, and if you have had the pleasure of having to use it to install a SATA drive, then you will realise you NEED a floppy disk
Toshiba builds 100GB iPod-sized Disk Drive
PC World reports that Toshiba has developed a 1.8-inch 100GB hard drive, Adding a 25% jump over current storage, the new drive is sized perfectly to fit Production should begin next month and the drive itself will be shown at
Disk drive going south
I have a Maxtor disk, 250G. I actually can't recall what is on it. Its in a Firewire external housing. When I plug it in and try to use it, it goes "ka-click" about once a second until it finally gives up. Is there any hope for it
Stream Everything, But BYOHD
The Mvix Wireless HD Media Center is chock a block with features: It's a hard disk drive enclosure that requires you to BYOHD (bring your own hard drive), accepting any standard IDE internal drive. But what it offers isn't just
The Hard Disk Drive, Fifty Years That Have Changed the World We
The disk drive was critical to IBM’s success but it was the Personal Computer that really put the disk drive on the map. The PC forced the miniaturization of the device and large scale manufacturing that achieved economies of scale
times change
The entire capacity of that 1985 disk drive is insufficient to store the single MP3 file of Neil Young's "Down by the River." -- Steven Levy, The Perfect Thing. (I composed this on my Treo, cutting and pasting from the e-book I was
Toshiba 1.8″ HDD -100GB
Furthermore, the Low Insertion Force (LIF) connector supports the drives smaller form factor without inhibiting the performance of the hard disk drive to its hosting device. Alongside capacity improvement, Toshiba has also improved

World's First 100GB 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drive DVD-Recordable
Toshiba claims another industry first by becoming the first hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer to reach the 100GB milestone for small form factor, 1.8-inch hard disk drives.
Tiny disk offers giant storage E4: Engineering
Toshiba today announced a 4.6cm (1.8-inch) hard disk drive (HDD) that offers a storage capacity of 100 gigabytes, the largest capacity yet achieved in this class of HDD.
Toshiba launches tiny 100GB hard disk Computer Active
Toshiba has launched the first 100GB 1.8-inch hard disk drive, to be used in devices such as digital cameras and mp3 players. Delivering 100GB across two disk platters, the MK1011GAH has been made to support portable devices which demand increased storage capabilities.
Toshiba debuts 100GB 1.8" iPod drive MacNN
Toshiba's storage division today said that it has produced the world's highest-capacity, 1.8-inch hard drive, delivering nearly 100GB of storage. The new drive uses perpendicular magnetic recording, where bits are aligned vertically on the platter, to achieve the record-setting density, according to Electronista. The small disk mechanism also spins
CES: Toshiba develops 100GB 'iPod-ready' drive Macworld UK
Toshiba has announced a 100GB version of the 1.8in drive used in iPods. Higher capacity music players and laptops could be on the way thanks to a new hard-disk drive from Toshiba that manages a 25 per cent jump in storage space over current models.
PCs include DVD burner for industrial applications. ThomasNet
Model APC620 and Panel PC industrial PCs feature DVD-RW drive that can read and write all standard DVD formats for recording of production and quality data. Units include integrated floppy-disk drive, CompactFlash slot, and front-side USB 2.0 interface. Drive combination meets all industrial requirements, and mounts in switching cabinet cutout using supplied mounting brackets. Optional cover
Brilliant says being sued over Indonesia venture Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News
SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Hard disk drive parts maker Brilliant Manufacturing Ltd. said on Wednesday it had been served with a writ of summons issued by Pacific Coatings Pte. Ltd. on Nov. 30.
Fujitsu turns to optical for massive disk storage Geek.com
Fujitsu may have jumped ahead of the pack with the announcement it has managed to create storage areas on a hard disk less than 100 nm in size. In doing so, 5 terabyte drives become an possibility.
Allied Home Mortgage Recaptures Costly Disk Space With Raxco Software's PerfectDiskR for Exchange Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Raxco Software, the worldwide leader in disk defragmentation software, announced today that Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation has deployed PerfectDisk® for Exchange to automatically defragment and compact its Exchange data stores, recapturing 30-40 percent of disk drive space in the process. Managing the performance of Allied Home Mortgage's technology, especially those tools used for
News: Aegis Mini pocket drive comes in 80GB capacity MacCentral Online
Apricorn's tiny Aegis Mini pocket hard drive is now available in an 80GB capacity for $259, with FireWire ($10 less if you want USB 2.0). disk+drive: , flash disk drive , , flash disk drive , disk+drive