Magnets and hard drives

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Subject: Magnets and hard drives
Name: Ben
Date: 3/18/2002 11:21:27 AM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 24.240.181.192
Message:

Does anyone know off hand how far one should keep a hard drive from a 100 ounce magnet structure? I'm about to finish (well, half finish) my entertainment PC, and will be positioning it near large speakers, but I need guidelines.

TIA

-Ben

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Re: Magnets and hard drives - Bob -[3/18/2002 9:24:47 PM (GMT+0)]
- Crazy, yes - Ben -[3/18/2002 10:13:14 PM (GMT+0)]
  - Re: Crazy, yes - ludicrous -[3/18/2002 10:23:37 PM (GMT+0)]
    - That's what I wanted to hear, thanks. - Ben -[3/18/2002 10:35:53 PM (GMT+0)]
      - No but - LED -[3/18/2002 10:46:26 PM (GMT+0)]
        How long would that take? - Ben -[3/18/2002 10:53:11 PM (GMT+0)]
        Re: How long would that take? - ludicrous -[3/19/2002 12:16:33 AM (GMT+0)]
        Re: How long would that take? - LED -[3/18/2002 11:20:37 PM (GMT+0)]
        Re: How long would that take? - Castle50 -[3/18/2002 11:24:29 PM (GMT+0)]
        I had something like that happen - Ben -[3/18/2002 11:58:56 PM (GMT+0)]
        Re: I had something like that happen - LED -[3/19/2002 12:23:52 AM (GMT+0)]
shielded speakers are harmless - Dan Druff -[3/18/2002 6:45:43 PM (GMT+0)]
- Not sheilded - Ben -[3/18/2002 7:29:45 PM (GMT+0)]

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