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Loud Sound From Fire Alarm System Shuts Down Nasdaq's Scandinavian Data Center
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Loud Sound From Fire Alarm System Shuts Down Nasdaq's Scandinavian Data Center

WeblogicsWeblogics Member
edited April 2018 in General

Interesting way to destroy hard drives.

A loud sound emitted by a fire alarm system has destroyed the hard drives of a Swedish data center, downing Nasdaq operations across Northern Europe.

The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday, April 19, and was caused by a gas-based fire alarm system that are typically deployed in data centers because of their ability to put out fires without destroying non-burnt equipment.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/loud-sound-from-fire-alarm-system-shuts-down-nasdaqs-scandinavian-data-center/

Comments

  • deankdeank Member, Troll

    The end is nigh.

  • Should have bought solid state drives instead of spinning rust.

  • ClouviderClouvider Member, Patron Provider
    edited April 2018

    Gas based fire alarm ... ?

    This article is a load of crap.

    Gas fire suppression not a loud ‘fire alarm’. Gas can damage the hard drives when deployed. It’s a known issue, nothing new, nothing surprising. Happened many times before.

  • Clouvider said: Gas based fire alarm ... ?

    I think they mean fire suppression system (removing oxygen from the building so the fire doesn't have any to use)

  • Supposedly the 130+ decibels sound resonated with the HDDs and destroyed everything.

  • saibalsaibal Member
    edited April 2018

    stefeman said:
    Supposedly the 130+ decibels sound resonated with the HDDs and destroyed everything.

    Reminds me of this (Borland C++ 3.1)

    /* Emits a 7-Hz tone for 10 seconds.

      True story: 7 Hz is the resonant
      frequency of a chicken's skull cavity.
      This was determined empirically in
      Australia, where a new factory
      generating 7-Hz tones was located too
      close to a chicken ranch: When the
      factory started up, all the chickens
      died.
    
      Your PC may not be able to emit a 7-Hz tone. */
    

    #include

    int main(void)

    {

    >

    sound(7);
    

    >

    delay(10000);
    

    >

    nosound();
    

    >
    return 0;


    }

  • FlamesRunnerFlamesRunner Member
    edited April 2018

    @stefeman

    So essentially, one could destroy all of the HDDs with an air horn. Doubt all the details were given.

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