Definition: Surface


The top or the bottom side of a platter coated with a magnetic material required to record data. A platter may use one or both surfaces to store data.




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Cylinder, Head, Sector (CHS) Addressing

A method of referencing the sectors on a drive as a collection of unique cylinder, head and sector addresses. Each block on the drive will have a unique cylinder, head and sector address.

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