Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Laptops Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTurns out Janet Jackson's laptop-crashing cursed bassline was the scourge of notebook makers for at least half a decadewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkTurns out Janet Jackson's laptop-crashing cursed bassline was the scourge of notebook makers for at least half a decadewww.pcgamer.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Laptops Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareBortlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·5 months agoTldr: The song had a strong 5400 Hz bass tone that would resonate with 5400 rpm hard drives, causing read errors which led to windows crashing.
minus-squareseathru@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·5 months agoSlight correction. It wasn’t a 5400hz note. It was a lower bass note (<200hz) that happened to be a resonant frequency of hard drive platters.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoOh, man! A 5400 Hz bass tone is legit! Just listen to this: https://youtu.be/TUpPZ8R-1aY Imagine that thumping it in your subwoofer!
Tldr: The song had a strong 5400 Hz bass tone that would resonate with 5400 rpm hard drives, causing read errors which led to windows crashing.
Slight correction. It wasn’t a 5400hz note. It was a lower bass note (<200hz) that happened to be a resonant frequency of hard drive platters.
Oh, man! A 5400 Hz bass tone is legit! Just listen to this:
https://youtu.be/TUpPZ8R-1aY
Imagine that thumping it in your subwoofer!
My favorite tinnitus jam.