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What does the inside of a computer hard drive look like?

Updated: 12/30/2019 by Computer Hope

Below is a picture of the inside of a laptop and desktop computer hard drive.

Inside a computer hard disk drive

As shown in the picture, the main six components of a desktop hard disk drive are the head actuator, read/write actuator arm, read/write head, spindle, chassis, and platter.

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