2006-08-10 10:12:31 · 6 answers · asked by leojas 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
They are made of aluminum, but are coated with a magnetic coating which is a thin plastic layer with iron particles embedded in it, just like a cassette tape or floppy disk. They are not made of silicon, which is not magnetic and is used for the manufacturing of semiconductors, not hard drives.
2006-08-10 10:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by Nick N 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ferrous metal, so the magnetic properties work to store data.
Mine are shiny polished, chromed, steel discs.
I take it apart all the time. Of course I am telling you about the Microsoft loaded drive, trashed by the Virus Magnet!
Even Microsoft.com runs GNU/Linux on 15,000 computers.
http://pclinuxos.com has your free open source OS, with all 5,000 free games and programs.
2006-08-10 10:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crushed politicians. That's why the matterial is so cheap!
2006-08-10 10:21:37 · answer #3 · answered by miggers20 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are proably made of silicon.
2006-08-10 10:16:42 · answer #4 · answered by df747jet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
gold, well at least they used to be
2006-08-10 10:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by WhiteHat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glass, i used to make them
2006-08-10 10:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by rolldrum 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋