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...