isikweletu se-hard disk drive
Izinhawu zokugcinwa kwezinkundla zilandela umdwebo wokugcinwa kwemfundo okubhejwe ngokuphelele kumakhike ezweni nezindawo zokugcina idatha. Lezi zinhawu zokusebenza ngokukhanya zilandela ukuthuthukiswa okuhambisana nokugcinwa kwaye kuzitholelwa izimo eziphambene nezimo zasekhaya. Ngokuhluka kwezinhawu zasekhaya, izinhawu zezinkundla zinezincazo eziphambene zokulungisa amaphoyinti, ukuvivinya okuningi kwaye ukuthuthukiswa komlilo ophambene okuyindlela yokuhlinzeka kwezimpawu kumisebenzi esikhundleni. Lezi zinhawu kusho ukuthi kunezinhawu zokugcinwa ezingu-2TB kuya ku-20TB, zilandela izinto njengezinhlangu ezifihlekileyo nezinhlayiya ezimbili ukuze kube yimali lezinhawu nezokusebenza. Iyakhelwe ngokuthobela okulinganiselwe ukutholakala kuzindawo zezinkundla, zinezincazo eziningi zokulwela nezincazo ezithuthukisiweyo zokuphatha amandla. Kunezifiso eziphambene njengokulinda ngokuzenzekelayo nezincazo zokulinda idatha ephatheni. Iyakhelwe ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhlayiya nezindawo zokugcina idatha, ngezincazo ezifanayo nezincazo zokuvivinya kwegciwane nezinyathelo ezilindelekileyo zokulungisa amaphoyinti ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kwezinhawu ezikulu.