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Magnetic “Avalanches” Could Harm Hard Drives

Posted By Brad On August 7, 2007 @ 9:41 am In BESComputers.net | No Comments

Scientists and researchers have discovered a fascinating effect that could cause hard drive data to get crushed in a rapidly-spreading “avalanche” of bit-flipping electrons.

[1] read more | [2] digg story

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[1] read more: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070724-magnetic-avalanches-could-harm-har
d-drives.html
[2] digg story: http://digg.com/hardware/Magnetic_Avalanches_Could_Harm_Hard_Drives

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