I want to swap the side panel with an aclyics sheet. But it doing so will leave a ugly silver dempt on the top and bottom side of the pc, since the original side pane wraps around to hold itself in place. Is there a way to patch it up?

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
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    13 days ago

    The strongest magnets I own came from the inside of a platter hard drive. They’re used to control the location of the heads. Otherwise, the hard drive is shielded enough that any magnet on the outside has no effect on the platters.

    • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      13 days ago

      I have a hard time believing this.

      If so, we totally “wiped” hundreds of hard drives of useable data for a recycling center without actually wiping them. We just took a 10lb magnet and plunked it on both sides before we chucked it in a bin.

      • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        13 days ago

        If you’re going to use a 10 pound magnet to hold acrylic in place in a computer case, there are other things to worry about.

        • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          13 days ago

          I guess I wasn’t factoring in the context. I was just focused on the hard drives not having issues with magnets thing. But yeah in that case you’re right. And google did tell me that most modern hard drives have pretty robust protection from magnetic fields now. So you’re doubly right. TIL