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disk cache [′disk ‚kash]
(computer science)
A portion of random-access memory that contains the data most recently read from or written to the disk, allowing rapid access by the central-processing unit.


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It features a 64MB cache buffer and uses Hitachi's patented Advanced Power Management technology to reduce power consumption.
The disk cache buffer is so big that if data is going to be read, it's probably still in the disk buffer.
0 ms average seek time and a 2 MB cache buffer incorporating a high-speed 100 MHz SDRAM memory for high sustained transfer rate.
 
 
 
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