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0 pointsquickben8y ago0 comments

But it will mess up the power flow. Misbehaving powesupplies destroy HDDs.

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So a magnet held 6 inches away from the PC did more damage than the one inside the HDD literally inside the PC?

Yeah, I hope people realise that everybody has these magnets IN their computer. You might have a NAS in which case you have several of these magnets much closer than 6 inches to the other drives and power supply and nothing happens.

Magnets near your or even on the computer do nothing.

Scramblejams8y ago

Magnets induce a current when moved relative to a conductor. The magnets you mention aren’t moving.

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