c> From: "chad" 

 c> you offer a good solution to be sure Geo, but why on earth
 c> would they tell her not to let anything metal touch the drive?
 c>  magnetic i could see, but metal?  isn't the entire interior
 c> of the case metal?  or am i missing something really basic
 c> here.

i believe that his warning was so that she didn't accidently short it out
on the controller board while it was all powered up... don't know the
actual situation of cable lengths but it may not be possible for her to lay
it on its back with the controller board up while it is running...

)\/(ark