are hard disk platters toxic?
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Platters have been drilled or cut in a lot of electronics projects, e.g. to make hdd clocks based on the persistence of vision effect. ... The platters are not toxic and do not even have sharp corners - it is safe to keep them around in the living room. On a side note, the magnets from these hard disks are more dangerous.
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The disc won't "melt" per se, but warpage is a real possibility at the temps Neil mentions. If you must leave it in the car, definitely crack the windows a bit.
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Definitely not dangerous at all. smax4pnp.exe is a process installed for Analog Devices audio products. You can disable this unless you are using the advanced features of the sound system (e.g., surround sound). If you need to change any settings, you can use control panel / Sound (or SoundMAX).
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They are (usually) significantly faster than (premium) hard disk drives. ... Assuming you're looking at drives with the same interface, the most common speed measure, and usually the most significant, is the RPM of the platters. Common values include 4200, 5400, 7200, and 10,000 RPM.
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Splendid. The green drives are not considered good "Primary" drives due to the fact they will drop to 5400 rpm from 7200 rpm depending on workload. It takes time for them to spin backup to 7200. They WILL work just fine as a primary drive, they just won't be the fastest drive.
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The cookware that is coated with hard anodized aluminum does not allow the aluminum to leach into the foods. That means food does not in direct contact with the metal. According to FDA reports, “The use of hard anodized aluminum cookware is not harmful to health”.
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Although products such as Raid are advertised as relatively safe to humans (when used as intended), the act of huffing, smoking, or injecting Raid or other bug sprays can cause irreversible neurological damage, or even death.
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I'm almost positive these spots/residue are the result of some kind of chemical "fuming off" with the plastic cases, causing build-up on the surface of the disc. It's not a common occurrence, but there was a big thread about it on another forum.
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Any files written to a bad block could be lost. Any hard drive scanner, including Windows' own Chkdsk, can find potential bad blocks, attempt to remove data from them, and mark them unusable. To run Chkdsk, select Start > My Computer (Start > Computer in Vista), right-click your C: drive, and select Properties.
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Since some mold is dangerous to human health, with a few exceptions, you should discard any food in the refrigerator with visible mold. Grains, nuts and produce all can support the growth of mycotoxins, which sicken people. One group of mycotoxins is aflatoxins, which are poisonous and can cause cancer.
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They are 100% NOT food safe. ... Given that you are growing fish and plants that you intend to eat, I would highly recommend against using non food safe materials without further scientific investigation. Who knows where these HDX totes are manufactured.
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The short answer: No, not all of them. Time to scour your cupboard and root out those old plastic containers, cups and sports bottles. Recent studies have suggested that a chemical called bisphenol-A (a.k.a. BPA) -- which is found in plastic containers -- is hazardous to your health.
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['Far slower to access data than ROM or RAM chips.', 'Hard disks can crash which stop the computer from working.', 'Regular crashes can damage the surface of the disk, leading to loss of data in that sector.', 'The disk is fixed inside the computer and cannot easily be transferred to another computer.']
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['Mold can produce toxic chemicals called mycotoxins. ... ', 'Acute toxicity includes gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, as well as acute liver disease.']
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Eating that burnt plastic would probably be harmless. Your dishwasher detergent is probably the most harmful substance in there, but it just washes out with the rinse water, and you don't have to worry about that either.
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Raw milk and raw milk products, including soft cheese, ice cream, and yogurt, can be contaminated with harmful bacteria and other germs that can cause serious illness, hospitalization, or death. These harmful germs include Brucella, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella.
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Re: storing dvd's in the garage Temperature and humidity extremes cause delamination and oxidation. In other words, go ahead and do it if you want them to fall apart and rust.