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Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard?

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard?
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.portables
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Date 2020-07-15 22:14 -0500

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In comp.sys.mac.portables Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> On 2020-07-16 02:43:10 +0000, Ant said:
> > In comp.sys.mac.portables Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> > ...
> >>> Thanks and interesting. Yeah, it did reboot. It was just a hard
> >>> slam/hit on the desk (not a drop). :(
> >> 
> >> It detects sudden movement of any type, a fall or a hard knock, so that
> >> the drive heads can be parked safely (or at least safer).
> > 
> > But SSDs don't have heads?

> True, which why it's pointless on SSD-based Mac laptops. You can 
> actually turn it off, but it's probably not even worth the effort.

Yeah, something else could break from the sudden jolt, drop, etc. Might as well play safe!
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MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard?  ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-13 15:50 -0500
  Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-07-13 21:12 +0000
  Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-13 23:20 +0000
    Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-15 00:28 -0500
      Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-15 18:15 +1200
        Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-15 03:07 -0500
          Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-15 08:53 +0000
            Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-15 21:41 -0500
              Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-16 04:00 +0000
          Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-16 08:32 +1200
            Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-15 21:43 -0500
              Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-16 15:05 +1200
                Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-07-15 22:14 -0500
                Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-07-16 19:24 +1200
                Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-07-16 10:22 -0400
      Re: MacBook Pro (MBP) rebooted when its desk got slammed hard? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-07-15 08:51 +0000

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