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Loud Sound From Fire Alarm System Shuts Down Nasdaq's Scandinavian Data Center (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by msmash on from the oh-damn dept.

Catalin Cimpanu, writing for BleepingComputer: 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. These systems work by releasing inert gas at high speeds, a mechanism usually accompanied by a loud whistle-like sound. With non-calibrated systems, this sound can get very loud, a big no-no in data centers, where loud sounds are known to affect performance, shut down, or even destroy hard drives.

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  1. Re:SSDs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I herd SSDs are silent and mostly immune to vibration.

    How can you herd them if they are silent?

  2. Re:SSDs by mschaffer · · Score: 4, Funny

    You herd them the usual way---with dogs. The dogs can see them and smell them, so they don't need to hear them.

  3. Re:SSDs by cellocgw · · Score: 3, Funny

    I herd SSDs are silent and mostly immune to vibration.

    How can you herd them if they are silent?

    Just gather them up in a coral. A sheep dog can help with that.

    That won't work either. All the coral is dying.

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