These are electronic disks that are somehow similar to a computer’s memory. I will not talk about them right now (probably in a future article we will discuss about these two technologies.) A newer hard disk technology was developed and became very popular, SSD or Solid-State Drives. There are two main bus technologies used in today’s hard disks, ATA and SATA. You’ve guessed it, the higher the number of rpm, the better.

Most computer hard drives rotate at 5400 or 7200 rpm.

Another important aspect to consider is the rpm (rotations per minute) value. The hard-disk capacity may vary from several GB to dozens of TB. These are called mechanical because these devices have rotating magnetic discs in which data is stored (as opposed to SSD or solid state drives.) Hard disks can come in different physical sizes, of which the most common are the 2.5” and 3.5”.Īll computer cases have special racks for installing hard drives. The most common type of storage device is the mechanical hard disk.

As a home user you are probably not working with complex storage devices such as NAS or SAN. Therefore, we recommend you read the entire article.Ībout the Hard Disk You Need to Partitionīefore considering the software aspects such as disk partitioning style or size, you will have to buy and install the storage device.

Some of these features you have probably worked with at some point, but others may not be that familiar. We will talk about different partitioning technologies, tools used to interact with your hard drive and also the most important aspects that are involved in this mechanism. In this article we will discuss the elements to consider when partitioning your Windows OS (Operating System). Chances are, if you work with enough computers and workstations, sooner or later you are going to find a need to partition a disk drive.

Windows disk utility