Talk:Head crash
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What sort of conditions increase the probability of a head crash occuring? Analogously, what steps can be taken to reduce the chances of a head crash? This year I've overheard more and more people mentioning, "ahh my hard drive crashed, I have to get a new one" more than I've ever heard it (and I've spent most of the last 6 years of my life in computer labs) -- is there any empirical evidence of hard drives, in general, becoming produced less and less reliable? This doesn't seem to be a topic covered very much on the web, other than what to do after the fact, so this article could use some expansion. --69.234.185.170 06:07, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
What is the probability for head crash in case of normal HDD usage (according to the manufacturer's specifications) in server environment (several months non-stop online)?
Is it more probably a meteorite to destroy a HDD than a head crash in case of normal stationary usage for period about 6 years?
A link to an article (from an authoritative non-biased source) with such information will be valuable.
"Since most modern drives spin at rates between 5,000 and 15,000 revolutions per minute, the damage caused by a head crash can be disastrous."
A few bad sectors (not caused of head crash) over very important files can also be "disastrous". In how many of the cases the physical damage is considerable (more than 5% of the magnetic surface is damaged)? (reliable statistics data will be valuable)
Maybe it is not a good idea to listen music from HDD based MP3 player while skiing/snowboarding. How severe is the problem for the stationary (desktop/server) users?
According to this article some HDDs have protective layer on the platters. Also (from the same source) it is more probably a head crash to occur in old HDDs despite the higher floating height of the heads. --
