Placing UPS adjacent to Computer CPU will cause any problem to Hard Disk?

[mdileep]

My hard disk has been damaged and the technician told me that placing UPS nearby CPU will damage Hard Disk due to its EMI. Is it correct?

 

[jsmithepa]

Depending on the quality of the UPS, it's entirely possible, but unless the technician ran some measuring equipment around the UPS he maybe just giving you a "best practice" speech.

Depending how LONG you had that HD next to the UPS, you have the following options:

1. Heed the "best practice" speech.
2. U got a placement issue. The pair is been this way for a couple of years before the failure. OK keep it as is, just to be sure to keep a backup.
3. Same placement issue. Brand new HD. Ask yourself, do you feel lucky?

 

[GhislainG]

My hard disk has been damaged and the technician told me that placing UPS nearby CPU will damage Hard Disk due to its EMI. Is it correct?

First time I hear this; I'm familiar with rack mounted UPS that have hard disk enclosures or servers installed right above a UPS. The failure rate of those hard disks hasn't been higher or lower than hard disks in enclosures that are further away from a UPS.