Hardware by Device Type: Drives & Storage

 
Phil Storrs PC Hardware book: Mass storage technologies
http://members.iweb.net.au/~pstorr/pcbook/book4/book4.htm    [New Window]

The original copy of this e-book is no longer on the Internet. However, this copy at web.archive.org (The Wayback Machine) seems to work just as well as the original. (last updated 26^th December 1998)

 
Troubleshooting PC Storage Devices
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=30592    [New Window]

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Hard Drives

 

ATA (EIDE) Hard Drive Capacity Limits

This two part reference provides an overview of hard drive sizes and addressing, then a listing of information on the many PC drive size limitations.

 
Micro Firmware: Hard Drive Related Information
http://www.firmware.com/support/bios/#6    [New Window]

The original firmware.com site is no longer on the Internet. However, this copy of that site at web.archive.org (The Wayback Machine) seems to work just as well as the original.