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Drives are sealed anyway. Humidity maybe. Dust can’t really get in. Power or bad batch of drives.
by bitexploder 2y ago
Drives are sealed anyway. Humidity maybe. Dust can’t really get in. Power or bad batch of drives.
- rkagerer 2y agoDon't know the details, but dust could have been impeding the effectiveness of his fans or clumping to create other hotspots in the system (including in the PSU).
- userbinator 2y agoExcept for the helium-filled ones, they aren't sealed; there is a very fine filter that equalises atmospheric pressure. (This is also why they have a maximum operating altitude --- the head needs a certain amount of atmospheric pressure to float.)
- bitexploder 2y agoHow does the helium stay in if it is not sealed? I am not familiar with hard drive construction, but helium is notoriously good at escaping.
- lorax 2y agoI think he meant in general drives aren't sealed, except the helium ones are sealed.
- bitexploder 2y agoOh, I see. Makes sense. I wonder if dust really can infiltrate a drive? Hmm.
- gosub100 2y agoI"ve heard 2nd-hand that helium will slowly escape (over a period of years).
- aaronmdjones 2y agoYup, this is why the label will say something along the lines of "DO NOT COVER DRIVE HOLES".