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    Shock Mounted HDDs?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by FFT, Mar 19, 2007.

  1. FFT

    FFT Notebook Consultant

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    Does ASUS notebooks have special mounting that reduces shock to the notebook? How about the feature of detecting vibrations, impacts, etc and moving the HDD head before damage can occur?

    What brands have these features?
    I know some of the following brands have these features: Fujitsu, some Toshiba (Tecra), IBM.
     
    FFT, Mar 19, 2007
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  2. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    the detecting vibrations is a feature of the hd itself.
    asus na uses hitachi and seagate hds and some of those have that feature


    As far as the shock mounting not that i know of. I think you are going to find thats a feature from years ago when laptops had more failures from short drops.

    The acer travelmate 8200 has that though I mean it still exists its just not necessary.
     
    stamar, Mar 19, 2007
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  3. thegsrguy

    thegsrguy Notebook Deity

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    Dell and HP BUSINESS (not consumer) notebooks have this feature. Asus notebooks do not have this to my knowledge.

    It's both the hard drive AND a piece of software that handles this.
     
    thegsrguy, Mar 19, 2007
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  4. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    Acer has DASP (Disk Anti Shock Protection).
     
    System64, Mar 20, 2007
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  5. CalebSchmerge

    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    Most hard drives today can take a decent drop. I have watched people drop running notebooks 4 feet with no consequence to the hard drive. I would just advise you don't drop your notebook, and you will be ok.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Mar 20, 2007
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