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Step 2Dissasembling the Hard Drive
Thats the boring part done, now lets start voiding some warranties.The model we will be dissasembling is an old Seagate.
Firstly, make sure the HDD can spin up by connecting it to an computer and listening to the spin-up.If it spins up, continue, if not, check the power connectors.
Start by peeling off all the stickers on the body of the HDD. Particularly the ones with "WARRANTY VOID IF SEAL IS BROKEN"
This will make all the Torx screws visible.
Unscrew all of them, on the side with the steel shield which protects the HDD. Don't unscrew other side, the one with the PCB. We will require the PCB side for the HDD motor controller.
Even after you unscrew all of the screws, it will seem as if the shield is still attached to the body.Inserting a flat blade screwdriver head into a gap and pry it open, very gently.
After doing this, put the shield away and behold the guts of an HDD.
You will see 3 things. The HDD platter, the actuator head and the powerful rare-earth magnet.Unscrew the magnet from the body and keep it for future projects.Also, slide out the actuator head and also store it.
Now that we've finished disassembling the HDD, you can now only see the dominant HDD platter. That is he most important aspect of the HDD Sander.
Firstly, make sure the HDD can spin up by connecting it to an computer and listening to the spin-up.If it spins up, continue, if not, check the power connectors.
Start by peeling off all the stickers on the body of the HDD. Particularly the ones with "WARRANTY VOID IF SEAL IS BROKEN"
This will make all the Torx screws visible.
Unscrew all of them, on the side with the steel shield which protects the HDD. Don't unscrew other side, the one with the PCB. We will require the PCB side for the HDD motor controller.
Even after you unscrew all of the screws, it will seem as if the shield is still attached to the body.Inserting a flat blade screwdriver head into a gap and pry it open, very gently.
After doing this, put the shield away and behold the guts of an HDD.
You will see 3 things. The HDD platter, the actuator head and the powerful rare-earth magnet.Unscrew the magnet from the body and keep it for future projects.Also, slide out the actuator head and also store it.
Now that we've finished disassembling the HDD, you can now only see the dominant HDD platter. That is he most important aspect of the HDD Sander.
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