The storage media is generally referred to the secondary memory devices such as the hard disk and the floppy disk drive, CD drive, DVD disk drive, USB drives and the flash memory devices and also to the Zip drives. But apart from the hard disk, none of them are the devices that are non removable in nature. It means that the hard disk is the only mentioned device that is considered as the Non-Removable Storage Media. All the rest are the removable storage media.

Another example that can be used for the Non-Removable Storage Media is the RAM. But it is a volatile memory that cannot be used for permanently storing the data. It is just the primary memory that is of utmost importance to the system but at the same time cannot be used for the backup or the archiving of the data.

The non removable storage media is fixed permanently in to the computer case and can also be used for the backup or the archiving of the data. The hard disk drives are the best suitable example for this type of storage media.

It also important to mention here that the hard disk drive can also either be internal or the external disk drive. In the internal hard disk; the drive is fixed permanently to the computer case. Where as, in the case of the external disk drive the hard drive can be moved from one place to another. Such a drive has a hard casing made over the normal disk drive. It is made to with stand the shocks in case of any physical damage. The external hard disk drive’s case acts as shield and a shock absorber in case of any physical damage. The external hard drive is provided with a USB cable that is plugged into the computer case for the ease of usage. Hence this type of the external hard disk becomes the removal type of data storage. The discussion matters here only with the non removable storage media. Hence the internal hard disks and its types can be discussed elaborately.

The internal hard disk drive is usually fixed in the computer case. The type of hard disk controller gives the name for the different types of the hard disks. The IDE hard disk is the normal hard disk that is used in the regular computers. The IDE controller is used for the purpose of providing connections to this type of the hard disk drive.

The SCSI controllers are used to provide the connections for the SCSI hard disk. The other technology that can be implemented by the internal hard disk drives is the RAID. The RAID is the Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) disks. In the regular cases the hard disk or mostly the internal hard disk is connected to the motherboard. The motherboard has the IDE connector where in the bus from the hard disk drive is to be plugged in.

If two or more than two hard disk drives are used, then in such case the hard disk drive should clearly be specified as which one is used as the master drive and the other one should also clearly be specified as the slave. The hard disk drive has the jumper settings, by which it can be determined or specified. The internal hard disk is specifically used as the secondary memory. And most importantly the secondary memory that is used in the computer is the non removable storage media. The removal storage media is not used as the secondary memory.

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