Understanding Drive Terms; Terms For Types Of Drives; Terms For Drive Media - HP TC1000 - Tablet PC - Crusoe TM5800 1 GHz Hardware Manual

Drives

Understanding Drive Terms

Terms for Types of Drives

A hard drive is used for the permanent storage of data files and of
software such as system files, applications, and drivers. The hard
drive in the hard drive bay is the system hard drive, sometimes
called the local disk. The system hard drive can be replaced, but
cannot be used in a MultiBay. A hard drive is sometimes called a
hard disk drive or HDD.
Diskette drives are often used to store or transport data. The
tablet PC can read or write to any MultiBay diskette drive. A
diskette drive is sometimes called a floppy disk drive, floppy
drive, or FDD.
Optical drives include CD and DVD drives. Optical drives are
used to store or transport data and to play music and movies.
DVD media have higher capacities than CD media. The
tablet PC can read or write to optical drives as described in the
following table.
Optical Drive
CD-ROM drive
CD-RW drive
DVD-ROM drive
DVD/CD-RW drive

Terms for Drive Media

A diskette or disc that can be inserted or removed from a drive is
referred to as a drive medium. In this guide a diskette is inserted
in a diskette drive, and a disc is inserted in an optical drive.
4–2
Read
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Write
No
Yes
No
Yes
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