Hello,
>
> I have a new hypothesis for you:
>
> "Micro-vibration leads to file system corruption or harddisk damage".
>
> For example the Antec 1200 case of my DreamPC 2006 has "harddisk bays" wh=
ich
have "cooling fans" connected to them.
>
> I notice how these cooling fans start to vibrate/osccilate after a while.
> Like a bridge being blow out of proportions like the wind if it happens i=
n a
certain way.
>
> The drive bays seem to start humming a little bit more then usual. One I
> touch it the humming stops.
>
> So I think it could be possible that these micro-vibrations could cause f=
ile
system corruption when reading/writing or maybe even sector damage.
>
> However in the case of a fire it would still be handy to pull out the
> harddisk bays. So I will leave the harddisks bays "loose" in the computer=
so
I can pull them out quickly.
>
> (Or perhaps I change my mind and screw them tight with screws, maybe duri=
ng
a fire they can be unscrewed, I will probably screw them in later, but to=o
tired for it now ! ;) :))
>
> (This could explain why one of my harddisks had volume corruption today)
>
> Oh yeah another explanation which first came to my mind:
>
> It's a space event, particles from space hit the harddisk magnets... the
> reason for this hypo is because other people on this planet reported syst=
em
failures as well just a day ago or so... but that could be a coincidence =
;)
:)
>
> Bye,
> =A0 Skybuck.
Your problem (well, one of your problems) is you need to do some vortex shedding inside the computer case.
I recommend the Vortex Video Card, available at:
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