2013/3/2 Friedrich Locke <friedrich.lo...@gmail.com>: > just wonder in a typical hard drive nowadays (SATA/SAS), the sector 0 > is in the inner or outter track ? > Which tracks are faster: the inner ones or the outter ?
First track is outer-most, hence faster linear transfer rates at beginning of disk, e.g. http://mralpha.s3.amazonaws.com/SAMSUNG-HD501LJ-690G-MrAlpha.png But it's generalization in terms of modern firmware. -- Michał Markowski