What is a head crash?

Head crash can be said when the read/write head of the disk is damaged. This usually occurs when the head is contaminated by dust particles or if the head gets sudden contact with the media surface.

Head crash damages much data present on the hard disk drives. When there is a head crash both the head and the disk are need to be replaced. It is important to operate the hard disk drives in a clean environment, even the smoke particles damage the head of the disk.

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