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**mbossman2** · 04-07-2006, 08:26 AM

I just got issued a new Thinkpad (T43 in case you were wondering...the one with the bionic finger...haven't figured it out yet) which is equipped with shock protection. I was wondering, has anybody, well, tested it, under fire so to speak?

**thefultonhow** · 04-07-2006, 12:18 PM

If by tested, you mean dropped, then no. But there's a way to get a live view of what the accelerometer is doing if you right-click on the hard drive protection icon in the system tray. It will tell you graphically when movement is detected, what kind of movement, and whether it shuts off the hard drive. You'd be surprisxed how often the hard drive turns off.

**mbossman2** · 04-08-2006, 08:54 AM

i'll have to check that out...the right click thing, not the drop thing.

**thefultonhow** · 04-08-2006, 01:58 PM

Now that I'm at home, I checked it out. You can actually double-click on the icon, and then go to Real-time Status.

04-07-2006, 08:26 AM	#1
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thefultonhow Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,918	If by tested, you mean dropped, then no. But there's a way to get a live view of what the accelerometer is doing if you right-click on the hard drive protection icon in the system tray. It will tell you graphically when movement is detected, what kind of movement, and whether it shuts off the hard drive. You'd be surprisxed how often the hard drive turns off. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Computer: Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz quad-core processor @ 3.71 GHz \| Asus P7P55D-E motherboard \| Crucial 4 GB DDR3-1333 RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600GT \| 2x WD Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB hard drives in RAID 1 \| Antec Sonata III case with Antec EarthWatts 500-watt PSU \| Dual Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24" widescreens \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Other: 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sedan 5MT \| Samsung Epic 4G Smartphone \| Mamiya M645 1000S medium-format SLR with 55mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8, 210mm f/4, teleconverter, 120 and 220 film backs \| Olympus E-PL1 Micro-4/3s DSLR with 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses

04-08-2006, 08:54 AM	#3
mbossman2 I am, in reality, a moose Staff Premium Member Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: RTP, NC Posts: 2,441	i'll have to check that out...the right click thing, not the drop thing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

04-08-2006, 01:58 PM	#4
thefultonhow Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,918	Now that I'm at home, I checked it out. You can actually double-click on the icon, and then go to Real-time Status. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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