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I am holding 2 hard drive magnets in my hand right now.
Yes, one I bought at an electronics salvage store for $3, the other one I tore out of a dead drive myself. They are both crescent shaped. The magnet itself is rather thin, but the mounting plate it is bonded to is about 1/8 of an inch thick and the overall size is nearly twice that of the magnet.
Each magnet assembly is about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, slightly curved in an arch, crescent shaped.
The newer hard drives I have been into do have smaller magnets, usually 2 bonded to the mount plate or 2 individually. In a pair, they still trip the sensors in the road.
If neccessary, I can provide photos of what I am describing.
Here is a video of a guy that has made a generator out of a bunch of them. The exact magnets I am describing.
YouTube - Home built electricity magnet generator alternator turbine hard drives
Here's more:
YouTube - Removing rare earth magnet from hard drive backing plate
Here's how to harvest the magnets:YouTube - super hard drive magnets

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I could be wrong... I haven't actually removed the disk itself from it's mount and looked under it, never needed to. Yet I would think a permanent magnet right next to where the data is stored simply wouldn't work...

Shoot - I'm willing to believe you, I don't build the things I break 'em lol but yeah, pics and/or links would be awesome.

I am sorry for hacking your thread, Cabinfever. It went on longer that I thought it would.
If anyone else has questions concerning computer magnets, a new thread should be started on that subject. Let me know......

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Shoot - I stand corrected lol, I missed yer edit


thats damn odd, well learn somethin new everyday! Sorry bout that