A Meta Perspective on HDD Health in Data Centers (Part 2)

A Meta Perspective on HDD Health in Data Centers (Part 2)

Social media giant Meta’s recent paper highlights four primary factors influencing HDD reliability: age, workload, temperature, and interference from vibrations. We covered the impact of age in the previous part. Here, we continue our analysis of Meta’s study and the...
A Meta Perspective on HDD Health in Data Centers (Part 1)

A Meta Perspective on HDD Health in Data Centers (Part 1)

In the dynamic landscape of data centers, the reliable performance of hard disk drives (HDDs) is crucial. HDDs serve as the backbone of storage systems, storing immense amounts of data across various applications and services. However, the unique composition of HDDs,...
How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 2

How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 2

In this two-part article on “How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive,” we have already looked at what bad sectors are and what causes them. We will now look at how your hard drive deals with them and what you can do to minimize the effect of bad sectors. How...
How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 1

How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 1

Bad sectors are one of the most common problems that affect hard drives. They can cause data loss and performance degradation. But what are bad sectors and how can you prevent or fix them? Drive Heads and Media: A Precise System A hard drive contains two important...
ULINK’s Invention Files: DriveMaster for HDD Testing

ULINK’s Invention Files: DriveMaster for HDD Testing

Back in 2005, we at ULINK invented DriveMaster for HDD testing, one of the best HDD test tools of its time. This was right after the success of our DriveMaster 2004 test platform. Our HDD testing tool was addressing the need for a single test platform for design,...