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If I set my computer tower between my subwooofer for my home theater and the main speaker tower is it safe?

Public Comments

1. Yes its safe. The field from the sub woofer magnet is somewhat strong but not that strong. The legend of hard drive susceptibility to magentic fields is one which seems to have a great deal of traction. The fact is that it takes a very strong magenetic field to affect a drive --one that nothing in a home is likely to be capable of generating. You'd pretty much have to rub a strong magnet right on the platters to do any damage. So, your drive will be just fine. Static electricity, temperature and humidity are the things you should be worried about. Incidentally, hard drives actually have quite powerful magnets right inside the drive, only a cm or two from the platters. They are used to move the actuator assembly.
2. what are you worried about? Vibrations? or magnets? If you're scared of magnets, its all a myth. Harddrives are MADE with a motor to drive it around and around. The only way for electricity to power anything to move is with magnets. There are very power ful magnets in your harddrive already so if those dont destroy it, the chance of a subwoofer destroying it is even less. As for vibrataions: I took a computer tower, stuffed it into a suit case and wheeled it down my street to the bus stop, got on the bus, then went on the subway all the way downtown (25km in toronto). Then wheeled it another 2 km on pavement before going into a hotel for a party. The moral of this story? If a computer case can withstand 3 hours of non stop vibrations, some of them very seveere (wheeling on pavement actually scared me that the harddrive would break because the wheels on the suitcase were HORRIBLE. huge vibrations, and lots of sound), then it can definately withstand even a 300 watt subwoofer pumping beats into it. Actually, it might even be a good idea. I find that subwoofers like to output airflow. it might help cool your computer. you never know :)