hard drive enclosure
The casing that holds a hard drive which can be externally connected to a computer system. Also called a hard drive cage.
See external hard drive.
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An error occurence in a computer system that is caused by the failure of a memory chip. Hard errors can appear like chip-level soft errors, but the difference is that the hard error is not rectified when the computer is rebooted. The solution to a hard error is to replace the memory chip or module […]
- Hard Return
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- Hardware
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