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Step 2Gutting the Drive
In this step you'll be taking the inner workings of the hard drive out for later use, sans the actual platters for now (that part is next).
You'll need your flat head and your Phillips head screwdriver for this step.
Same deal as last time. Any screws you find around the small circuit board and the read/write arm housing (donno if that's what it's called, but oh well) take out. Be sure to look underneath the drive in case any of the components are being held in from below.
The read/write arm might be difficult to remove, as the two metal plates covering the small motor for the arm are mostly held together by very strong magnets. Take your flat head screwdriver and wedge it between the metal plates from behind, then turn so it levers the plates apart. Then slowly pry the plate straight upward until it comes off. you might need to keep the screwdriver wedged in and holding the bottom plate down, because since you got rid of the screws holding it in, the bottom plate with the magnets will want to come with the top plate.
The electromagnet coil of the read/write arm should now be exposed. Removal of the arm is as simple as turning the arm so the read/write heads are on the edge of the platters and lifting the arm off the cylinder keeping it in place. The bottom plate should come out by tipping the drive upside down.
you should now have the read/write arm attached to the small circuit board and two metal plates, one of which should have the magnet (sometimes you'll get two small ones instead of one big one)
You'll need your flat head and your Phillips head screwdriver for this step.
Same deal as last time. Any screws you find around the small circuit board and the read/write arm housing (donno if that's what it's called, but oh well) take out. Be sure to look underneath the drive in case any of the components are being held in from below.
The read/write arm might be difficult to remove, as the two metal plates covering the small motor for the arm are mostly held together by very strong magnets. Take your flat head screwdriver and wedge it between the metal plates from behind, then turn so it levers the plates apart. Then slowly pry the plate straight upward until it comes off. you might need to keep the screwdriver wedged in and holding the bottom plate down, because since you got rid of the screws holding it in, the bottom plate with the magnets will want to come with the top plate.
The electromagnet coil of the read/write arm should now be exposed. Removal of the arm is as simple as turning the arm so the read/write heads are on the edge of the platters and lifting the arm off the cylinder keeping it in place. The bottom plate should come out by tipping the drive upside down.
you should now have the read/write arm attached to the small circuit board and two metal plates, one of which should have the magnet (sometimes you'll get two small ones instead of one big one)
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