Definition: Soft Sectored


A technique that allows the controller to determine the beginning of a sector by reading the format information from the disk.




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Hard Drive Industry

The combined manufacturers of hard drives. In the United States, the industry is led by IBM, Maxtor, Seagate, Quantum and Western Digital.

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