Will this pad affect magnetic storage HDD/SDD, memory, or other electronics?
492110
I've panicked when I placed a PS3 HDD on it, but was relieved when it didn't wipe the memory. I've also repaired phones, tablets, and handheld game systems on this magnetic mat without losing data. I always try exercise caution when possible though.
492111
Good question. No idea, but i would keep it away from magnetic storage to be safe. I do know that the motherboard and memory of phones are not hurt by this mat.
773594
Probably it will, but being honest I had some serious issues with the quality and behavior of the disk...
1975881
Depending on the electronics, it is possible to cause damage to devices like portable hard drive. I've used my rokform to hang my phone on my computer. No adverse effects noted to date. The magnet in the phone case is powerful but doesn't stop me from using around other electronics.
54654
It depends if your device is solid state or not. If it is solid state that means there are no moving parts so the magnets wont hurt anything. If your device is not solid state then you should power it completely off every time you store your laptop and move it. And if you do this properly, the magnets shouldnt have any affect on it. Also, the magnets are very small and not really what Id consider any threat to your device.
1348252
Hi Nasser. This device doesn't have any compatibility list so as long as you need to open up a computer's hard drive or magnetic media, you can use it. It is demagnetized to reduce the likelihood of damage and allows you to tackle minor electronic maintenance jobs with ease.
767694
The pad you're referencing is a sticky pad that you could attach to the external drive and your computer, a case, etc. It has no significant purpose to the installation itself.
347075
That's a good Q. I wondered the same. Even if it is a bit magnetized, I don't think it should make any difference. How about turning it around regularly ?? Or flip it over ....?? Stev
1543751
Not sure I've been using it on my Seagate 1tb external drive and haven't had any problems wish I knew sorry
1800584
@Sherry - I can only speak to having a cell phone and an older iPod near the tiles -- and the tiles did not create any sort of problem with those electronics. Personally I believe that the magnets in this product are not strong enough to cause damage to most modern electrical devices. Plasma, LED, and LCD computers, TVs, phones etc do not suffer from the same issues that the older "big" TVs used to (they are "solid-state"). However, you might want to exercise a bit of caution by not placing the entire box of tiles on top of a computer hard drive. Hard drives can be damaged by magnetic fields.
1211443
My opinion is YES, assuming the drive is compatible with this dock (SATA and < 2TB in size). The device itself has no erase function that I am aware of - you will need to use a PC to run an application to scrub the drive (secure delete, format, etc). This dock simply provides an interface between the PC and the hard drive.
621456
You are talking about CRT monitors which could be affected by magnets. New screens aren't affected. Also mechanical hard drives can be affected by strong magnetic fields but SSD and micro SD cards are not affected. I have been using 2 of these for my phone and my wife's in 2 different vehicles and have not had any problems with our electronic devices.
970605
Not really... This pad creates a little resistance to the mouse movenent.... Honestly.... Don't buy it!!
707270
No, the bigger the memory stick the better. Same with Solid State Drives (SSD)!
47711
I just put a 3TB Seagate drive in one of these and it worked. One of my laptops had a weird issue, but other machines did not. TDMSERVICE.EXE consumed massive amounts of RAM (3+GB) a few times before it acted normal. A different laptop of the same make/model did not have the same problem. That first laptop has issues adding hardware anyways, so I don't think it's a combination of the enclosure and drive.
535299
Absolutely! And it's no problem. I love this thing! Just remember that it only has approx. 900 item memory so eventually you would have to delete something in the past.
2072965
It shouldn't, the magnet is pretty low powered and most computers already have low powered magnets in them in the form or speakers, so as long as you don't rub it on the hard drive directly you should be fine.
1923157
Jake,if you can check the Gigabyte website for a listing of memory types,if the you have is supported,then I would remove all but one, restart, repeat, until bad mods are found