@RmDebArc_5 to [email protected] • 2 months agoHave you tried turning it off and on again?imagemessage-square47arrow-up1644arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1640arrow-down1imageHave you tried turning it off and on again?@RmDebArc_5 to [email protected] • 2 months agomessage-square47cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoThat I’m not sure, I know the premise is that data is read and written magnetically, which would lead me to believe there is some kind of ferrous metal in there somewhere, but I couldn’t tell you the actual composition of the platters.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-22 months agoA quick google search resulted that the actual platter is a non magnetic material like glass which is covered in a magnetic coating
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoInteresting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.
That I’m not sure, I know the premise is that data is read and written magnetically, which would lead me to believe there is some kind of ferrous metal in there somewhere, but I couldn’t tell you the actual composition of the platters.
A quick google search resulted that the actual platter is a non magnetic material like glass which is covered in a magnetic coating
Interesting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.