Comment on Dying of prosperity, 14TB HDD left unused

• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The helium slowly leaks out over time. That will increase drag and decrease thermal conductivity. It will run hotter and use more power. There is a SMART attribute that will warn you when the helium is running low.

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  • aichan@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But if that is the problem, can you not just refill it? Maybe not at home if you don’t want to risk it, but a disk repair shop should do, no?

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    • abcdqfr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      disk repair shops aint cheap. you go there when you lose data and NEED it back, not to top up on Helium like party balloon. Also balls expensive. You’d need a clean room just to open the thing. AFAIK there are no service ports to just chooch in more helium.

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