hard disk interface
31Logical Disk Manager — The Logical Disk Manager (diskmgmt.msc) is an implementation of a logical volume manager for Microsoft Windows NT, developed by Microsoft and Veritas Software. It was introduced with the Windows 2000 operating system, and is supported in Windows… …
32Early IBM disk storage — The invention of magnetic disk storage, pioneered by IBM in the 1950s, was a critical component of the computer revolution. This article surveys the major IBM computer disk drives introduced in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. The basic… …
33Universal Disk Format — The Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a format specification of a file system for storing files on optical media. It is an implementation of the ISO/IEC 13346 standard (also known as ECMA 167). It is considered to be a replacement of ISO 9660, and… …
34Full disk encryption — (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. The term full disk encryption is often used to signify that everything on a disk, including the… …
35Quantum Bigfoot (hard drive) — The Bigfoot hard drive was a brand of hard disk marketed by Quantum Corporation in the late 1990s which featured a larger physical size than hard disks typical at the time. Typical hard drives are 3.5 in diameter, while Bigfoot hard drives were 5 …
3632-bit disk access — (also known as FastDisk ) refers to a special disk access and caching mode available in older, MS DOS based Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was a set of protected mode device drivers that worked together to enhance the system s BIOS. It… …
37Network interface controller — Network Interface Card (NIC) A 1990s Ethernet network interface controller card which connects to the motherboard via the now obsolete ISA bus. This combination card features both a (now obsolete) bayonet cap BNC connector (left) for use in… …
38Open NAND Flash Interface Working Group — The Open NAND Flash Interface Working Group (ONFI or ONFi[1] with a lower case i ), is a consortium of technology companies working to develop open standards for NAND flash memory chips and devices that communicate with them.[2] The formation of… …
39Enhanced Small Device Interface — Abbreviated ESDI. A popular hard disk, floppy disk, and tape drive interface standard, capable of a data transfer rate of 10 to 20Mbps. ESDI is most often used with large hard disks. See also Integrated Drive Electronics; Small Computer… …
40Advanced Host Controller Interface — The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a hardware mechanism that allows software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices (such as host bus adapters) that are designed to offer features not offered by Parallel ATA (PATA)… …
