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Subject: [OM] Re: Back up your data.
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:29:44 -0400
I've got that or something like it on my ThinkPad T42.  Haven't had to 
rely on it, though.

Earl

Dan Mitchell wrote:

>Peter Leyssens wrote:
>  
>
>>>I recently read about the things being done by the big portable computer 
>>>makers to make their HDDs reliable. I don't remember it all, but one 
>>>example is built-in accelerometers, so the drive can park heads and spin 
>>>down the motor BEFORE it lands. One of the few reasons I can see to pay 
>>>the premium prices for a couple of brands.
>>>      
>>>
>>Wow.  Which brand is that ?
>>    
>>
>
>  The new Apple iBooks do this:
>
>"Now every iBook G4 is equipped with Apple’s Sudden Motion Sensor to 
>help protect your most valuable asset: your data. The Sudden Motion 
>Sensor senses change in axis position and accelerated movement. In the 
>event of a drop or fall, the Sudden Motion Sensor instantly parks the 
>hard drive heads so they won’t scratch the disks on impact, lessening 
>the risk of damage and improving your chances of retrieving valuable 
>data. When the Sudden Motion Sensor senses your iBook G4 is once again 
>level, it unlocks the hard drive heads automatically."
>
>  -- dan
>



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