Case with screen

Begbie · 10 May 2006 at 23:32

Remember a while ago seeing a clear case with a screen on the side of it on here, but cannot seem to find it. Anyone got any links to it? Thanks

Messiah Khan · 10 May 2006 at 23:40

Can't be bothered to hunt for it myself at the moment, sorry. But I know its in the case gallery in this subforum. Im pretty sure its near the start, ie pages 1-7 or so. AFAIK its one of the dons or men of honour's.

Begbie · 10 May 2006 at 23:45

Cool, cheers mate.

Yewen · 10 May 2006 at 23:46

It is Rilot's.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2686652&postcount=29

Although I believe it killed hard drives.

Rilot · 11 May 2006 at 09:24

Yup. It was indeed mine.

And yes. It killed hard drives due to the massive about of EM the exposed driver circuitry produced. I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you can shield the driver circuitry inside a metal cage.

Messiah Khan · 11 May 2006 at 10:35

It does look ace, but hardly the most practicle setup if it kills harddrives, lol.

Stripe · 11 May 2006 at 14:50

EM = electromagnetism, right?

how about wrapping the hard drive or covering the exposed tft circuitry in aluminium foil? or would that overheat it?

whole rig looks so good though, btw.

PinkFloyd · 11 May 2006 at 15:38

alucks said:
how about wrapping the hard drive or covering the exposed tft circuitry in aluminium foil?

I may be missing what you mean here......

.....But how on earth would that work? - its not magnetic.... :confused:

orderoftheflame · 11 May 2006 at 16:22

alucks said:
how about wrapping the hard drive or covering the exposed tft circuitry in aluminium foil?

That only stops the goverment reading it, not EM.

Yewen · 11 May 2006 at 16:25

orderoftheflame said:
That only stops the goverment reading it, not EM.

I highly doubt that entire statement; unless you meant it in jest.

orderoftheflame · 11 May 2006 at 16:28

Yewen said:
I highly doubt that entire statement; unless you meant it in jest.

I can't believe you thought i was serious :confused:

Yewen · 11 May 2006 at 16:35

Well with some things that some people post I did, just got in from work and sarcasm never translates well to text.

Also there was a huge thread on this on a large forum a while back in which most people beleived it. (Re: reading data of hard drives).

Stripe · 11 May 2006 at 16:36

oh, i really don't know anything about anything to be honest.

i was just thinking, back when the machines at airports used to wipe photograph film, i was told if you wrapped them in aluminium foil then the electromagnetic waves wouldn't be able to penetrate it and they'd be fine.

i don't really see what the problem is in this instance. does the circuitry attached to the screen (= driver circuitry?) emit some sort of electromagnetic waves that breaks hard drives? i don't see why a bit of metal couldn't easily just be stuck between the two. i know rilot said that but just wondered what made him not do it really.

Yewen · 11 May 2006 at 16:38

See through case

If you run a subwoofer next to your hard drives that is not EM sheilded it will kill them or cause corruption over time, also with a CRT monitor and non shielded speakers you can see what happens.

Same thing happens to the hard drives they would die, one of the most volatile pieces of kit in the PC. Older ram and amps is a great way to kill them, never put sticks of ram on a guitar amp.