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

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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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  • (Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Monday April 23 2018, @03:57AM

    by SanityCheck (5190) on Monday April 23 2018, @03:57AM (#670600)

    No this is Earth 2!, oh wait 2! = 2... nm

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