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Loud Sound From Fire Alarm System Shuts Down Nasdaq's Scandinavian Data Center

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 22 2018, @06:50PM   

MrPlow writes:

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A loud sound emitted by a fire alarm system has destroyed the hard drives of a Swedish data center, downing Nasdaq operations across Northern Europe.

The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday, April 19, and was caused by a gas-based fire alarm system that are typically deployed in data centers because of their ability to put out fires without destroying non-burnt equipment.

These systems work by releasing inert gas at high speeds, a mechanism usually accompanied by a loud whistle-like sound. With non-calibrated systems, this sound can get very loud, a big no-no in data centers, where loud sounds are known to affect performance, shut down, or even destroy hard drives.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/loud-sound-from-fire-alarm-system-shuts-down-nasdaqs-scandinavian-data-center/

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• Re:''a gas-based fire alarm system'' Re:''a gas-based fire alarm system'' (Score: 0, Offtopic) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday April 22 2018, @08:46PM (1 child)

  by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday April 22 2018, @08:46PM (#670476) Homepage

  So while you're here being informative, can you tell me whether or not these systems sound like a queef?

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• Re:''a gas-based fire alarm system'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @07:57PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @07:57PM (#671295)

  Your comments are painfully stupid.

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