3 ms·
I believe that it would be lubricant from the hydrodynamic bearing[1] inside the hard drive. [1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_bearing https://en.wikipe
by escape_goat 11y ago
I believe that it would be lubricant from the hydrodynamic bearing[1] inside the hard drive.
[1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_bearing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_bearing ]
- asadhaider 11y agoThanks, that was interesting to read. I take it that helium-filled hard drives work in a similar way?
- Sanddancer 11y agoExact same way. The only difference is that helium is much less dense than air, so there's a lot less drag and thus the drive is more efficient.