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Bhamid
May 29th, 2009, 09:58 AM
What actually happens when they lock up the HD? Do they just freeze it and wait until you restart? :confused2:
sevlag
May 29th, 2009, 11:11 AM
What actually happens when they lock up the HD? Do they just freeze it and wait until you restart? :confused2:
dunno B ham, i do not know
Sel
May 29th, 2009, 12:14 PM
what the fuck are you talking about
Atty
May 29th, 2009, 12:51 PM
What actually happens when they lock up the HD? Do they just freeze it and wait until you restart? :confused2:If it detects the drive is in free fall, it immediate and quickly moves the read/write heads away from the platter to prevent them damaging data upon impact. Presumably it will resume normal operations when the motion sensor inside the drive senses no movement.
Llama Juice
May 29th, 2009, 02:16 PM
^^ What he said.

My macbook has said sensors, if you shake the thing you can hear the heads moving out of the way.... OR if you get a program you can have it make other sounds. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV7alYcq5Nk)

Or... there's other programs that use it where if you hit your laptop it'll switch programs (kinda like a violent alt tab lol)
Cortexian
May 29th, 2009, 02:21 PM
Wow, that program is such a horrible fucking idea. Drop detect doesn't prevent damage, it's just a safeguard...
Llama Juice
May 29th, 2009, 03:19 PM
Well yea, but that's like saying airbags don't prevent damage. Shit's gunna get banged up, that's how it goes... this is just a way to prevent the heads from stabbing into the plates.
SnaFuBAR
May 29th, 2009, 03:28 PM
heh, get solid state drives in your laptop and you won't have to worry.
Sel
May 29th, 2009, 03:45 PM
Wow, that program is such a horrible fucking idea. Drop detect doesn't prevent damage, it's just a safeguard...

Hi guys safeguarding data is a HORRIBLE FUCKING IDEA

That's actually pretty cool tbh.
Bhamid
May 29th, 2009, 03:45 PM
I'm wondering cus my laptops randomly locking up, no BSoD or anything, it just stops with the screen stuck and nothing working except removing the battery :/
Atty
May 29th, 2009, 03:51 PM
Hard drive is bad.
Bhamid
May 31st, 2009, 06:46 AM
120 GB, came with the laptop :/
Warsaw
May 31st, 2009, 05:19 PM
Doesn't mean it can't be bad.
Cortexian
June 1st, 2009, 03:24 AM
Hi guys safeguarding data is a HORRIBLE FUCKING IDEA

That's actually pretty cool tbh.
I never said the drop-protection was bad, just the Saber program that encourages you to sake your laptop... You're talking to a guy that has a 1TB RAID 1 in his desktop for data protection.