Hard drives have breather holes for a reason that goes far deeper than simple ventilation. Covering them up could destroy the drive entirely.

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If you are younger than a certain age, RLL probably doesn’t mean much to you. Old consumer-grade hard drives used MFM (modified frequency modulation like a floppy disk uses) and soon went to IDE ...

Helium is well known as the gas that makes balloons float and voices higher, but it's also found in some hard drives. Here's how it's advancing disk technology.

Buffalo is reviving a hard drive design from 1998 that reveals its inner workings. Buffalo is reviving a hard drive design from 1998 that reveals its inner workings. is a senior reporter who’s been ...

Over the past few months, Computerworld has reviewed the latest in hard disk drive technology, from large-capacity 1TB models and energy-efficient “green” drives to solid-state disks that outpace ...