Definition: Flow Control


In PIO transfers, the ability of an EIDE drive to control the speed at which the host transfers data to or from the drive by using the IORDY signal. The host temporarily stops transferring data whenever the drive deasserts the IORDY signal. When the drive reasserts the IORDY signal, the host continues the data transfer.




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Head Actuator

A motor that moves the head stack assembly in a hard drive to align read/write heads with magnetic tracks on the disks.

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