[Leica] IMG: Digital Darkrooms

[tarek.charara at pix-that-stimulate.com (Tarek Charara)]

OK. So, does that mean the HD is taken out from its enclosure? Or do  
you leave the disk in the enclosure (i.e. external HD) and then wrap  
it in foil? I've got these silvery plastic bags that I use to protect  
the HD from static electricity, the foil is new to me...

Tarek


Le 18 nov. 07 ? 23:56, Brian Reid a ?crit :

>
>> what's the foil for?
>
> If English were your first language, I would give this answer, from  
> Christopher Isherwood:
>
>    The reason you will see no doubt
>    It is to keep the lightning out.
>
> Electronic devices that are not connected to wires can be very  
> sensitive to static electricity. A 750 Gigabyte disk has an onboard  
> computer that is quite complex and delicate. The aluminum foil is  
> to help prevent static electricity issues when you are moving the  
> disks around.
>
>
>
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