General term used to describe a catastrophic phenomenon which causes mechanical damage to the disks and/or head, and may lead to the permanent damage and unrecoverable loss of data. See also Data loss / recovery.
Unintentional crash of the read/write head on a disk during flight, may cause damage of the disk and/or the head and eventually result in unserviceability of the disk.
An unexpected collision between a hard disk head and the rapidly rotating magnetic recording surface of the disk resulting in damage to the disk surface,and in some severe cases resulting in damage to the head itself. a head crash in the file allocation table(FAT) area of a disk can be especially devastating because the FAT contains instructions for the OS on how to find all the other directories and files ont he disk, and if it is damaged, the other files and directories may become completely inaccessible. An aluminum radiator that dissipates heat. Fast CPU's like the 586/Pentium have heatsinks, and often also cooling fans.
A hard disk failure in which a read/write head collides with the surface of the platter on which information is stored. In a hard disk, the read/write heads float less than a hair’s breadth over the surface of the platter as it spins. When a head crash occurs, a read/write head comes into contact with the platter, cutting a groove in its magnetic coating. Such a crash can be caused by mechanical failure or by heavy shaking of the disk drive. It generally causes loss of information and can cause even more damage when the head encounters loose debris. The result of a head crash can be disastrous, particularly if the crash occurs on a directory track, which would effectively destroy the data that indicates where all files are located on the disk, rendering the disk unreadable.
The act of a hard disk head physically contacting the surface of the hard disk media. This generally renders the disk surface and the head inoperable. Head crashes are caused when minute dirt particles accumulate on the disk surface. If the head hits the dirt, it will wobble vertically and crash into the disk.
An unexpected collision between a hard disk head and the rapidly rotating magnetic recording surface of the disk resulting in damage to the disk surface, and in damage to the disk surface, and in some ... more
A head crash is damage to a read/write head and to the magnetic media in use by the head. It is caused either by dust or contamination inside the HAD, or by the sudden contact of the heads with the media surface.
(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
a physical failure that occurs when the read/write heads actually touch the platter surfaces
Refers to the damage incurred to a read/write head when the head comes into contact with the disk surface. A head crash might be caused by severe shock, dust, fingerprints, or smoke, and can cause damage to the surface of the disk and/or the head.
The inadvertent touching of a disk by a head flying over the disk.
a serious disk drive failure where, in most cases, the head comes in contact with the disk. In normal operation the head floats an almost immeasurable distance above the disk. If dust or dirt becomes lodged in this space it can cause a loss of data and permanent damage to the disk. Disk replacement is the only cure for such a disaster. Particles as small as cigarette smoke molecules have been known to cause a head crash.
Destruction of the hard disk
A head crash is the damage caused by the heads coming in contact with the magnetic surface of the media (platters). The crash causes damage to the read heads and scratches in the magnetic coating. Data that was stored in the scratched area cannot be recovered. Shavings and dust from one head crash may cause crashes on the other surfaces.
Damage to a read/ write head and magnetic media, usually caused by sudden contact of the heads with the disk surface. Head crash also can be caused by dust and other contamination inside the HDA. High-capacity drive - By industry conventions, typically a drive of 500 megabytes or more.
storage: What happens when the read/write head of a hard drive contacts the disk surface, or even when a piece of dirt gets in between them. Very bad. You can't replace your divots on a hard disk.
Contact between a R/W head and the surface of a hard disk that damages the surface of the disk.
a hard disk crash caused by the heads coming in contact with the spinning disk(s).
A head crash is a specific type of hard disk failure, and occurs when the read-write head of a hard disk drive touches its rotating platter resulting in damage to the magnetic media on the platter surface (see Hard disk platter).
