How a hard drive works
I don't think this has been posted yet. Its a video of a hard drive in action with a clear cover over the entire thing! Its just a test drive, but still, somebody made a clear cover for the entire drive.
http://www.break.com/index/how-a-com...ive-works.html
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That was an awesome video. I had no idea at all that the lil bar in there moved so fast!
+rep for a cool find!
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Great find! I never knew...
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Originally Posted by DaveW
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that bar won't be moving at full speed, at full speed you would barly beable to see it. and its called the HEAD i thinks
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nice find. I knew there was movement in there but now i know what and fast, god it was moving fast
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You don't see the head when the drive is on and running, like the 'ghost' of the random seek.
This is a great example of why hard drives die. They run, like that, for around 3-5 years without failure. It's really a testament of great engineering over the past 40 years. Hard drives are some tough mofos when you consider the mechanics and how accurate they have to be.
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Hard drives are the evolution of the record player...
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