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HDD spindles????

• sathackr 8y ago
  Spinning hard drives have a decent gryoscopic effect. Hold one while it's powered up and try rotating it in a manner that would change the plane of the platters and you will feel the resistance. Each time you do that, it puts a slight load on the spindle bearings. Do it repeatedly on a varying 5-30 second cycle and you'll simulate what a harddrive on a boat or barge in the open water would experience. I can imagine that would create additional wear and tear and contribute to an increased failure rate.
  • djtriptych 8y ago
    Right but who is deciding to use spinning hard drives instead of SSDs in an underwater data center?
    • crb002 8y ago
      Cooling fan spindles are subject to the same forces; and they had a large array of cooling fans.
      • laggyluke 8y ago
        I doubt they're going to use fans if they are pumping the air out of the thing.