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		Havoc on Jan 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When a Bike Company Put a TV on Its Box, Shipping ... Kinda ironic considering how much force a HDD at rest can sustain...let alone tipping.

jon-wood on Jan 27, 2019 [–]

Hard disks these days are much tougher than the ones used for old school mainframes, or for that matter just old school hard disks. Back in the day there was a command to park the drive heads so they wouldn’t bounce around during transit.

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