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What is the purpose of the holes marked "Do Not Cover" on hard drives?

On many hard drives, there's a text warning to "not cover this hole", sometimes adding that doing so will void the warranty. What is the purpose of this hole and why would it cause damage or increase the likelihood of drive failure?

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  • I've always wondered about that...would be a good blog post
    – studiohack Mod
    Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 2:42
  • Speaking of Blog I still want to know why they dont go with a (partial) Vaccume in the drive, it would reduce friction, reduce oxidation, and moisture entry. The only thing I could come up with , it still needs the Air movement, the "wind" because particles that come off of the head and platters, gets splattered into another filter?? I cannot see where it would be a problem with "altitude", decompressed cargo accidents, heat, expansion/contraction or any reason why they dont?
    – Psycogeek
    Commented Jan 5, 2012 at 3:52
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    I'll write about this eventually. I think.
    – nhinkle Mod
    Commented Jan 5, 2012 at 5:12
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Scenario - NTFS Symbolic Link or Junction?

I like this one. Outside of SU, there are a lot of questions about Symlinks, Hardlinks and Junctions and their differences and possible uses.

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Does a computer use fewer resources when programs are minimized?

When programs are minimized in Windows 7, do they use less memory and CPU than leaving them maximized?

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Why don't you see binary code when you open a binary file with text editor?

Why you don't see binary code when you open binary file with text editor? For example when I open image with text editor I see some weird characters and also some human readable characters. But image should be encoded in binary.

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