Hope MyFF servers are protected against this!

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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject: Hope MyFF servers are protected against this!

From the popular music website Last.fm

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We're really sorry, but due to datacenter temperature issues beyond our control Last.fm is currently offline.

Please bear with us as we scramble to catch overheating DC/AC inverters... stay tuned, we'll be restoring regular service as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

And a graph here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lozzd/3582987248/

Basically a cooling device that cools Ac/Dc inverters messed up taking the others down with it. I heard of hackers, HDD crashes, and other oddities but this taking down a server? New one for me....
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:22 am Post subject:

Actually temperature is an easy way to ruin a computer, and a lot of people don't realize it. Laptops do this often because people put it on something that blocks the air vents and doesn't let air flow through (laptops do bad on pillows, beds, and carpeting - get a cooler to put under it). People also have this problem when placing a computer tower in a tucked away spot that doesn't allow circulation to cool it off. Most data centers, because of the amount of machinery and how fast it can heat up, keeps the temperature down in the 60's, which means it's a cool (and dry) room for the systems to run better. _________________ Harsh Reality - Unleash your creativity! Harsh Reality