Dear Clark,
Tilting or pivoting the PowerBook will void the
warranty.
George :)
--- Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 12:16 PM -0600 4/18/04, Mike Kauspedas wrote:
> >If you use a magnet close to your hard drive you
> are asking to loose
> >all your data. I don't care what other people have
> done, drives work
> >off magnetic polarity, if you reverse it with a
> magnet, viola your
> >data is gone. I would go with the brass idea
> instead. I have a
> >Mainstreet (300MHz 14.1") and have never had this
> problem with
> >multiple drives including the original 4900RPM 8GB
> IBM, 10,20, and
> >now 30GB Toshiba drives.Those drive are also
> located in the same
> >place. Thats just my humble opinion though.
>
>
> That is true about the disk and magnets except for
> the fact that
> there are two very powerful sets of magnets INSIDE
> the drive, the
> head positioning motor and spindle motor. There is
> also the magnet
> in the lid that is supposed to activate the reed
> switch in the bottom
> case that is the problem. A little swipe with a
> refrigerator magnet
> isn't going to harm your data. Over time it is
> exposed to far
> greater cumulative magnetic fields, including the
> Earth's.
>
> I have this problem but I don't bother with the
> swiping a magnet, I
> just tilt or pivot the computer some while hitting
> the shift key.
>
> --
> Clark Martin
> Redwood City, CA, USA
> Macintosh / Internet Consulting
>
> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super
> Highway"
>
>
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