disk controller
CONTROLLER FOR DISK STORAGE, USUALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE DRIVE
Hard disk controller; Hard drive controller; HD controller; Drive controller
<
hardware, storage> (Or "hard disk
controller", HDC) The
circuit which allows the
CPU to communicate with a {hard
disk},
floppy disk or other kind of
disk drive.
The most common disk controllers in use are
IDE and
SCSI
controllers. Most home
personal computers use IDE
controllers. High end PCs,
workstations and network {file
servers} mostly have
SCSI adaptors.
(1998-03-16)