Am Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:10:08 +0300 schrieb Dotan Cohen: > 2008/6/24 Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I do not know the solution to your problem. >> >> But first of all is it advisable to move a computer while it is running? You >> can induce a lot of vibration into the electrical/mechanical components >> (hard drive failure comes to my mind) while walking. I would not do that if >> I were you. >> > > That is a good point. In any case, the thermal vents on this > particular machine are not covered when the lid is closed. Regarding > the hard drive, I do not think that there is a breaking mechanism for > stopping the drive when the machine suspends, so at 7200 RPM even > after waiting a full minute after suspend the disk is likely still > spinning at a resectable speed. > > Can anyone shed more light on the subject?
The disk will spin down very quickly. If it took five seconds I'd be surprised. Also carrying around a laptop while it is running won't be a problem at all. The drives can take it. Just don't drop it or bang it onto the table. I once saw a laptop fly literally across the room and hit a wall. This one was turned off luckily, and it was still booting up afterwards. Jochen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
