[SPARCbook] Will this destroy my drive ???

[Rodolfo Segleau]

I won't worry about data loss too much considering the type of hardware we are 
talking about. Even with the magnetic fields of a TV. I have a 36inch TV hooked 
up to a clone AMD box which is maybe, at most, a foot away. That TV has a huge 
magnetic field, and it has yet to damage the IDE drive in the AMD box. My 
Sparcbook is right next to an Alphaserver, and it boots up fine without a 
problem.
As Hugo said, I'd worry more about dropping the sparcbook than anything else. 


Cheers, 

Rodolfo



Quoting Super-User <helsod at algonet.se>:

> Just so Bill doesnt close down the list...
> 
> Do you guys think placing the Sparcbook on top of my Ultra 2 while using
> both,
> or sometimes the Sparcbook is turned off, will possibly cause the
> harddrive to be erased
> due to the electromagnetic fields from the Ultras electronics.
> 
> Maybe this is a silly fear, but I think I would never put a laptop on
> top of my television
> set, or CRT monitor, anyway. How about a computer?
> 
> Its a very convenient place to keep it so please tell me its safe :- )
> 
> Peter
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Cheers, 


Rodolfo