17 Jan
2006
17 Jan
'06
9:27 a.m.
Chris M wrote:
I would have thought it best to take a magnet to a hd
disk before popping in a 720k drive to be formatted,
but it seems to not have any (or much) effect. Even
using a chunky rare earth magnet! Can someone explain?
Wimpy. :-) You need a good old-fashioned electromagnet. I use a Radio
Shack degausser I picked up a decade ago for $12.
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