Definition: Disk Drive Controller


The hard disk drive controller electronics which include the disk controller and the interface controller. (See also disk controller and interface controller.)




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Zoned Recording

Increases the number of sectors on the outer tracks of the drive since the circumference of the outside tracks is greater. This type of recording affords more disk capacity because there can be more sectors on the larger outer tracks than would be possible if the number of sectors per track were constant for the whole drive.

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