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?

  • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social
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    8 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.

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      8 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.

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        8 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