ISO 18943:2014
(Main)Imaging materials — Magnetic hard drives used for image storage — Care and handling
Imaging materials — Magnetic hard drives used for image storage — Care and handling
ISO 18943:2014 concerns the storage, care, and handling of HDDs. It recommends handling procedures to maximise the effective life of the data written on magnetic HDDs. Faulty care and handling methods can cause damage to a disk and the contents written thereon. It also recommends storage practices to preserve both the hard disk media and the content encoded thereon. The recommendations in this International Standard apply where the desired result is extended-term retention of the data encoded on the disk. The use of the phrase "care and handling" in this International Standard is restricted to the physical domain or hardware aspects of the HDD. This International Standard is not intended to address associated or relative system aspects of HDDs. With recognition that the scope of systems is covered in other standards, this International Standard precisely aims to fill a void of information on HDDs as physical media with failure mechanisms and handling risks. This International Standard does not promote or advocate that proper physical care and handling represents the only element on the path to extended-term usage (more than two years), but rather is part of a comprehensive set of practices to mitigate risks in the long term preservation of content stored on HDDs.
Matériaux d'imagerie — Disques durs magnétiques utilisés pour le stockage d'images — Soins et manipulation
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Standards Content (Sample)
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18943
First edition
2014-12-01
Imaging materials — Magnetic hard
drives used for image storage — Care
and handling
Matériaux d’imagerie — Disques durs magnétiques utilisés pour le
stockage d’images — Soins et manipulation
Reference number
ISO 18943:2014(E)
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ISO 18943:2014(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 HDD components . 4
3.1 Disks . 4
3.2 Motor and spindle . 4
3.3 Read/Write head . 4
3.4 Servo head . 4
3.5 Control electronics . 4
3.6 Interconnections . 4
4 Possible physical configurations . 5
4.1 Disk arrays . 5
4.2 Single HDD . 5
5 Access and usage options . 5
5.1 Online HDDs (connected and powered) . 5
5.2 Online but inactive HDDs (connected, not spinning) . 5
5.3 Off-line (not connected, not spinning) . 5
6 Reliability .
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