Head Disk Assembly: The mechanical components of a disk drive (minus the electronics), which includes the actuators, access arms, read/write heads and platters. Typically housed in a sealed unit.
Hard Disk Assembly. The sealed part (consists of a spindal motor, voice coil actuator, platters, read/write heads, air filter, and etc) of the drive is known as the HDA.
Head/Disk Assembly. The read/write head and associated bits and pieces that read data from disks. The implication is also of a sealed unit, at least from the customer perspective, as opposed to a removable disk pack.HDA
Stands for head disk assembly, typically a sealed unit.
Head Disk Assembly. The mechanical components of a hard drive, including the disks, heads, spindle motor and actuator.
primary master IDE hard disk Keyword(s): device names
Head Disk Assembly. The mechanical portion of a rigid, fixed hard drive. It usually includes disks, heads, spindle motor, and actuator.
Head Disk Assembly. For today's drives this corresponds to the hard disk without the PCB.
Acronym for head disk assembly, typically a sealed unit.
A sealed storage assembly containing disks, a magnetic head and access arms. By reducing contamination, a sealed HDA enables the head to fly closer to the disk surface, increasing the areal density that can be obtained.