Has anyone infact had data loss due to subwoofer in bottom of cabinet?

[Akuma]

Hey everyone!

I'd like to ask something which is really important to me. I haven't have as much space as I thought I have and this makes me think about where to place what. Especially the combination of a subwoofer and the hdd gives me some headache!

I've read enough about the topic here but everything I found  was only theoretical. So I'd like to ask if infact someone ever had any problems with his hdd when putting a subwoofer in the bottom of the cabinet.

What is a good shielding for the hdd?

Alex

[Green Giant]

The internal shielding on HDD's is really good.  I wouldn't really give it a second though unless for some strange reason you want to mount your hdd directly onto your sub.  I think most people just stick the sub in the bottom with the computer, thats what I did.

[dstone]

My sister set her laptop on my sub, it did quite a job at corrupting the data (unshielded sub). Although, I figure as long as a reasonable distance between the sub and the hard drive is kept, I don't think there would be any problems.

[metahacker]

i would imagine if you are using a computer sub you shouldnt worry too much.  i would think they are shielded or using a bucking magnet.

i regular sub in a small box....with a hdd in very close proximity i would worry.  i dont think i would worry very much if it wasnt sitting RIGHT on top of it.....

now with that laptop story...i would have to think that laptop hdds are not shielded as well as regular hdds. 

bottom line, use common sense.  regular home/car audio sub + hdd in close proximity = potential danger.  but you shouldnt need to be too paranoid about it, just keep your hdd away from it.  it wont hurt to have the sub 'in the general vicinity', just avoid close proximity.  mount your hdd up high.

[Akuma]

Guess I'll give it a try when the cab is ready for hardware installation - which might be next weekend (hopefully!) : )

[Kangum]

i would think you would notice if you sub was unshielded it would suck your car keys right out of your pocket

[Akuma]

i would think you would notice if you sub was unshielded it would suck your car keys right out of your pocket

Hey, reading this, it gives me an idea. I'll just test it by going with something metallic over the sub - this way I should be able to test how good the shielding is. It is shielded though since it's an ordinary creative pc sub

[waveryder]

Akuma dont know if this is relevant,
I originally had a subwoofer in the bottom of my "Betty" cab. Main problems I had were reading from the DVD drive. Turned out that the vibration of the sub was causing the drive to skip. SHielding wasnt an issue just bad vibrations.

[_) (V) (-)]

I haven't had any HD issues yet, but I've got bucking magnets on mine.
Did blow out the front glass on cab tho...

[Akuma]

I haven't had any HD issues yet, but I've got bucking magnets on mine.
Did blow out the front glass on cab tho...

? how? Subwoofer too powerful? Is it enclosed inside your cab or did you make any subwoofer openings on the back? What type of subwoofer is it?

[telengard]

My cab (and computer) is quite old and I've had no issues.  The sub is actually right next to the PC on the inside.

~telengard

[Space Fractal]

My friend did have this issue with one of the cheaper PC subwoofer which I guess was from Creative, but is not sure. Cant remember which it was, but he moved it under his bed and have no problems since. Originally it stood directly under the PC HTPC cabinet.

Here I diddent have any problems with my set.