Desktop Computer Hard Drives

Desktop computer hard drives are the primary and largest form of storage on a computer. Vital software such as the operating system and application files are stored on computer hard drives. So is end user data ranging from desktop documents and digital images to music and video files. The disk drive is sometimes referred to as the 'C' drive, something that came about from the most widely used operating system Microsoft Windows that by default assigns the letter C to the main drive or partition on a computer.

Of course, it is not technically correct to use the 'C' drive to refer to the hard drive but the term is still widely used. A single hard drive can be partitioned into several logical drives allowing the end user and the system look at each partition as a somewhat independent disk. Desktop computer hard drives are some of the most in demand computer accessories and there are many electronics companies that manufacture disk disks. When looking for disk drives, the two aspects you must pay the most attention to are the size and speed.

Intel, is it in Your Computer?

Ever wonder where the parts inside your computer came from? Intel was formed in 1968 by founders Bill Noyce and Gordon Moore. This company has been providing computer manufacturers with internal parts for many years. Originally named NM Electronics, the company changed to Intel soon after forming.

The first 10 years of Intel's establishment proved to be very busy and eventful. Intels first product manufactured was the 3101 Schottky bi polar random access memory, along with the first ever, metal oxide semiconductor static RAM or otherwise known as 1101. Silicon chips were becoming very popular at this time, and Intel quickly became one of the leaders of manufacturing this product. Other products that Intel manufactured at this time were Integrated electronics, erasable ROM, global factories, expanding product lines, high level language developments for microprocessors, becoming part of one of the first PC's produced, "bunny suits", the 8080 microprocessor, and developing "bubble memory".