The drive gets mad at you and starts singing to keep you up at night.
No, more seriously, the drive head floats above a spinning platter on a cushion of air. Pressure differentials and weird air physics could easily disturb this cushion and cause a catastrophic head crash. Therefore, there are holes to ensure that pressure on the inside is approximately the same as outside. If you cover them, it might be fine, but it also might not be fine. On something as precision engineered as a modern hard drive, I’d say to trust the engineers and not cover the hole.
Mountain_Water7457
Do it you fucking coward.
DaMx2
My favorite thing about this label is that they used “=>” instead of an actual arrow design
TimmmyTurner
it explodes maybe
Psychomusketeer
You don’t want to know.
This is your last warning.
Stop looking into it.
Forget what you saw.
Bjornreadytobewild
💥
Deserted_Derserter
Then the drice will have to hold it’s fart. Which is going to be a bad thing
BrightAssignment7646
No popcorn for you
shmiga02
You become gay
toiletpaperisempty
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
Good question though, and the top comment is correct. Unless they were to somehow vacuum seal a HDD it needs a vent to allow for air current and pressure changes to function. Can’t tell you how long we’ve wanted to get over the need for moving parts in a PC.
Frogtarius
Could be a water damage detector.
Vejaiy
You will disturb the multiverse
Time-Village482
They send hitmen to off you
Yauchout
I’m pretty sure your warranty is void that’s what happens. No more warranty. I mean it says it right there
VYouSeekN
It’ll suffocate
GastropodEmpire
the lack of actual answers here is cringe (there is 1 of 30+)
Consistent_Research6
Why would you wanna do that, if it states not to cover it because there is a little filter there that takes air from outside to cool the driver. If you cover that hole a secret agent will come to you and kidnap you.
SphinxOverkill
Over heating than dead.
TurkishMinosPrime
You die
Krassix
As far as I understood thats some kind of pressure compensation, so that changes in external air pressure don’t create tensions in the HD Case that could lead to performance problems or even fails.
D_r_e_a_D
In simple terms, it chokes and dies.
YuukiHaruto
Harddisk do the ripperino
frogmicky
Armageddon maybe?
Superg0id
Dr Nefario: “Do you WANT to Explode?!”
EatNails_69
Won’t know until you try…
Warno0
Not much. Drives are sealed with an innert gas inside. It probably just a release valve for the pressure when they go on airplane or something
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https://superuser.com/questions/368774/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-holes-marked-do-not-cover-on-hard-drives
Lol do it do it do it
The drive gets mad at you and starts singing to keep you up at night.
No, more seriously, the drive head floats above a spinning platter on a cushion of air. Pressure differentials and weird air physics could easily disturb this cushion and cause a catastrophic head crash. Therefore, there are holes to ensure that pressure on the inside is approximately the same as outside. If you cover them, it might be fine, but it also might not be fine. On something as precision engineered as a modern hard drive, I’d say to trust the engineers and not cover the hole.
Do it you fucking coward.
My favorite thing about this label is that they used “=>” instead of an actual arrow design
it explodes maybe
You don’t want to know.
This is your last warning.
Stop looking into it.
Forget what you saw.
💥
Then the drice will have to hold it’s fart. Which is going to be a bad thing
No popcorn for you
You become gay
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
Good question though, and the top comment is correct. Unless they were to somehow vacuum seal a HDD it needs a vent to allow for air current and pressure changes to function. Can’t tell you how long we’ve wanted to get over the need for moving parts in a PC.
Could be a water damage detector.
You will disturb the multiverse
They send hitmen to off you
I’m pretty sure your warranty is void that’s what happens. No more warranty. I mean it says it right there
It’ll suffocate
the lack of actual answers here is cringe
(there is 1 of 30+)
Why would you wanna do that, if it states not to cover it because there is a little filter there that takes air from outside to cool the driver. If you cover that hole a secret agent will come to you and kidnap you.
Over heating than dead.
You die
As far as I understood thats some kind of pressure compensation, so that changes in external air pressure don’t create tensions in the HD Case that could lead to performance problems or even fails.
In simple terms, it chokes and dies.
Harddisk do the ripperino
Armageddon maybe?
Dr Nefario: “Do you WANT to Explode?!”
Won’t know until you try…
Not much. Drives are sealed with an innert gas inside. It probably just a release valve for the pressure when they go on airplane or something
Flooding in southern India.
Your house explodes