From c6c1db1909a93689c8856ce771870fa5fafad728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BodgeMaster <>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 19:18:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 01 Wake Up: minor revision
Fixing the inconsistency with how HDDs are operated between this
chapter and chapter 6.
---
01-Wake_Up-Jack_intro.html | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/01-Wake_Up-Jack_intro.html b/01-Wake_Up-Jack_intro.html
index 278002b..436799c 100644
--- a/01-Wake_Up-Jack_intro.html
+++ b/01-Wake_Up-Jack_intro.html
@@ -108,17 +108,19 @@
warm up, he walks over to the rack and sits down on the floor in front
of it. He inspects the status lights on the various devices, thinking
aloud: CPU is idle, serials are idle,
- cryogenics control unit sees one active chamber, primary hard drive is
- powered up – all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down,
- let's change that... He pushes the power button and hears
- the spindle motor kick on. The power button blinks. There is some
- intermittent rattling from the drive, probably a shot bearing.
- He hears the platters inside accelerate for an unusually long time.
- Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits for the drive to be ready.
- Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the heads followed by a ringing
- scratching noise. Of course. He
- quickly presses the power button again. The scratching stops and the
- spindle motor turns off, followed by the platters slowly decelerating.
+ one active cryogenic chamber, primary hard drive is spinning –
+ all good. Secondary hard drive is powered down, let's change
+ that... He pushes the power button and hears the fans kick in.
+ The spin-up button starts blinking. He waits for a moment to let the
+ fans blow away any dust that may have settled inside the drive, then he
+ pushes it. The spindle motor kicks on. There is some intermittent
+ rattling from the drive, probably a shot bearing. He hears the platters
+ inside accelerate unusually slowly. Impatiently sitting there, Jack waits
+ for the drive to be ready. Clicking from the mechanism unlocking the
+ heads followed by a ringing scratching noise.
+ Of course... He quickly presses the
+ power button again. The scratching stops and the spindle motor turns off,
+ the spindle still rattling occasionally as the platters spin down.
That's gonna be an ugly head crash.
No manuals for me, I guess...