> > The only thing I have found not mentioned that may help is be > >sure your phillips head screwdriver is not magnetized. Find a small > >screw and hold the screwdriver close to the screw on a piece of > >cardboard, if the screw moves at all as the screwdriver gets closer, > > >get another screwdriver.. >
I dare say that you will not harm a hard drive whatsoever, no matter how strongly magnetized your screwdriver is. This 'fear of magnets around magnetic media' is nothing more than myth. Try it out and see. Here is a test...put several regrigerator magnets in a bag along with a couple or three floppies, that have data on them. Shake it up. The floppies will still work fine. A magnetized screwdriver would have to actually touch the surface of the hard disk platter to have an affect on it. Try it and see that it is so instead of repeating a myth. Greg __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
