Questions tagged [physical-environment]
Physical environment refers to the effect of the physical environment, such as temperature, power, wireless transmission obstacles, and weather, on hardware performance. If your question refers to the user's environment or the computer setup or workspace, use the [work-environment] tag.
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Debugging Unexpected System Shutdown
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Original post is truncated to be inline with the spirit of a StackExchange post (An answer to a question). However, the the journaling I was doing is still valuable as I describe my process:
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CentOS server migration (physical type of migration only HDD)
I need your help regarding "phyisical" migration of the CentOS server. At the moment my CentOS is installed on the C220 Cisco server, but in next couple of weeks I will get another C220 that ...
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Do you need a HDD with a sensor? [closed]
I searched for HDDs and found out that they can have sensors, related to "shake" and other events, that ensure that stuff doesn't break.
My question is, if or when do you need an HDD with ...
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How to keep HDD healthy in a high-vibration environment? [closed]
HDD is the single most often failing component in the history of PCs and laptops owned by me. (RAM is the second most often failing one.)
Quite frankly, I'm sick of these failures. The previous one ...
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Linux command to tell if the machine is physical or virtual
How can we check whether the machine is a physical or virtual one in Linux?
Which command can be used?
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Can humidity damage electronic devices?
My small vacation apartment has no cooker hood and even the simplest kitchen task, boiling water, creates condensation on windows. I try to keep a window open whenever possible. At what point can high ...
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Effects of ammonia fumes on computer hardware
At my company we have recently started printing film for use in our flexible packaging conversion operations. The printing process utilizes inks with a pungent ammonia fume (I think it's used as a ...
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Storing a printer and a scanner in a damp cellar for 3+ months
I need to store a printer and a scanner in a damp cellar environment for a couple of months. Is there a way to package them to protect them from damage?
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External USB hard drive and risk of internal condensation?
Apparently you can kill a USB hard drive by moving it from a cold to warm environment and powering it up. The killer being internal condensation.
Q1: How real is the risk? What kind of temperatures ...
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What could possibly go wrong if a laptop was kept in a kitchen? [closed]
I have the need to place a laptop in a restaurant's kitchen, but I'm worried that the cooking smells would stick to it and make it less pleasant (and possibly unhygienic) to use. This kitchen will ...
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Wi-Fi adapter in a Dell Inspiron keeps disconnecting
I’m using a Dell Inspiron and the Wi-Fi adapter keeps on disconnecting, it allows me to connect using ethernet. I know that it isn’t disabling since it isn’t turned off, it doesn’t even give me the ...
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What could be causing multiple computers in an office to restart?
Two months ago, one of the computers in our office began to restart randomly. The restarts didn't seem to follow any pattern - the CPU temperature never fluctuated and it happened both when idle and ...
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Commuting with a laptop that is powered on
How safe is it to leave my laptop running a build or other time-consuming task when I am traveling? I mostly travel on a two-wheeler, with my laptop in a backpack, strapped vertically to my back (left ...
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Wifi in a noisy environment: diagnosing connection errors
I have a DSL router (dlink dsl 2640b) with 802.11 b/g support.
In the last few years the DSL connection worked fine as well as the Wifi.
Recently however the wifi started to be problematic.
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How do I physically prevent people from unplugging an Ethernet cable?
We have a crowded computer laboratory. We render free Ethernet ports for laptop users. But they don't carry their Ethernet cables with them, they unplug cable of a fixed desktop PC and plug it to ...