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Step 3Removing the Platters.
In this step you will remove the drive platters.
You'll need your interchangeable screwdriver with a small Torx bit or one of those small screwdrivers for use in repairing glasses.
Now to take off the platters, you'll need to unscrew the screws holding the top cap in place. Most hard drives use small Torx screws, but some use very small Phillips head screws, in which case you'll need to go to your local drug store and get one of those eye glasses repair kits with the very small screwdrivers in them.
Take your screwdriver with its appropriate size/shape bit, and place it into the first screw. Now the platters are on a motor, so trying to unscrew the screws without keeping the platters still will just spin them.
once the cap is off, the platters are free to be removed. To avoid further finger prints or scratches, simply turn the drive upside down again to let loose the platters.
The drive motor should now be exposed. How you get this out differs from drive to drive. Some pop out when the surrounding screws are unfastened, some are stuck to the drive case with adhesives and need to be opped out with force. However you do it, get the motor out relatively intact, you'll need it later. if you can't get it out for one reason or another (which has happened to me one or two times), your journey ends here, and you must seek another hard drive to gut.
Once the motor is free, take the platter parts and reassemble the platters onto the motor. This will consist of the body of your fridge magnet.
You'll need your interchangeable screwdriver with a small Torx bit or one of those small screwdrivers for use in repairing glasses.
Now to take off the platters, you'll need to unscrew the screws holding the top cap in place. Most hard drives use small Torx screws, but some use very small Phillips head screws, in which case you'll need to go to your local drug store and get one of those eye glasses repair kits with the very small screwdrivers in them.
Take your screwdriver with its appropriate size/shape bit, and place it into the first screw. Now the platters are on a motor, so trying to unscrew the screws without keeping the platters still will just spin them.
once the cap is off, the platters are free to be removed. To avoid further finger prints or scratches, simply turn the drive upside down again to let loose the platters.
The drive motor should now be exposed. How you get this out differs from drive to drive. Some pop out when the surrounding screws are unfastened, some are stuck to the drive case with adhesives and need to be opped out with force. However you do it, get the motor out relatively intact, you'll need it later. if you can't get it out for one reason or another (which has happened to me one or two times), your journey ends here, and you must seek another hard drive to gut.
Once the motor is free, take the platter parts and reassemble the platters onto the motor. This will consist of the body of your fridge magnet.
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