Ever wondered?
Disks are packing more and more data into the same tiny real estate.
Yet, as they cram more bits and bytes into every square inch, these disks are growing more vulnerable to an unexpected foe: noise.
Turns out, today’s drives can be quite the divas when it comes to sound. Too much of it, and they start to falter—check out my other pieces for the lowdown on how inert gas used in fire suppression can wreak havoc on hard drives.
But it’s not just the dramatic scenarios involving fire suppression that can upset your storage devices.
Even the everyday din can put a damper on the efficiency of modern disks, especially those old-school types with rotating spindles. So next time, maybe think twice before cranking up the volume—your hard drive’s performance could be on the line.
