Then the hard drive manufacturers can report capacities in terabits and get a head start on the first petabit drive.

Each drive manufacturer defines a set of attributes, and sets threshold values beyond which attributes should not pass under normal operation.

But at the "here's a subpoena to the drive manufacturer, unlock this drive" level, that can still be done.

The company enjoys strong relationships with virtually all major disk drive manufacturers, its primary customers.

If your drive manufacturer lets you do that, that will erase the whole drive to zeroes.

LEO: Well, I wish drive manufacturers would just do that before they leave the factory.

Well, the drive manufacturers were not excited about being told what they were going to do by Compaq.

Intended as a quick test to identify damage incurred during transporting of the device from the drive manufacturer to the computer manufacturer.

The drive manufacturers also pay a royalty to music publishers.

Many hard drive manufacturers say it will be a year before factories are back up.