Beeping on m15x

Hey,

I have the 320GB Freefall HDD, and if I lightly chuck it up in the air (as in, just throw it about 1-2cm in the air to rea-rrange in my hands, it will beep at me.
I am guessing this is the laptop informing me the HDD is being locked into place. But isn't this bad for the HDD over time?

It also happens going down stairs (holidng the laptop firmly)

Thanks

 

never heard that before, are you sure it's beeping sound and not something loose or similar ?

You do not mean your laptop or do you ?? do you throw your m15x in air ????

 

To answer your question, I would speculate that the Freefall HDD locking up in place would not be bad for your HDD over time seeing as how it "immediate[ly] and quickly moves the read/write heads away from the platter to prevent them damaging data upon impact" [ 1] when it happens. In comparison to normal HDDs without the freefall feature, I'd say their lifespans are the same.

 

Erm, it's definately when it enters free-fall state when it beeps, never anyother time else.
And not really throw, just re-position the laptop, it goes in the air 1-2cm when im re-arranging it

 

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it done that to mine when i chucked it across the room once.


dont think its a good idea really to doing that. moving parts and all normally dont like it.

 

I ask myself why it does not do with mine? I never heard that... do they gave me without Freefall sensor? but my order has it..

System Drive: 120GB 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection

 

Listen to this:

http://www.touch-innovation.com/upload/58436365.wav

Thats what it sounds like (using the built-in mic). I am liturally throwing it about 2 inches in the air.

 

ahaan... you might hurt your hinge

 

Hahah wow it sounds bad the hinge in that recording . You have to turn the volume up quite loud to here the beep, did you hear it?

 

yep I did... but mine never does it... and honestly not that creaky sound for hinge