HDD in a bell jar

[PalmerData]

Hi Gurus,

A friend asked if I could modify a USB hard drive to have a pink activity LED, I possibly went a little overboard. Hope she likes it!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5un_GkwjCs

Keep up the fun postings!

Tim.

p.s. anyone else having fun with Seagate 750gb and 1TB seized bearing - I get 1 a week!

[HDD Spaz]

Thats cool. If I was you I would stick it on ebay! I also think you might have too much spare time on your hands.

I havent had a 750 GB or 1 TB motor fault yet. Had plenty of 500 GB, 3 in last Tuesday with the same model/part numbers. Gotta love those Seagate 7200.11. Easy money.

[PalmerData]

Turns out I don't have as much free time as I thought - it took me 9 months to finish!?

I had two 500's (7200.10) last week with sheared spindles so the platter was rattling in the casing... the bearing must have seized in a hurry!

[hddguy]

Gotta love those Seagate 7200.11. Easy money.

But 7200.11 vs N40P? or 7200.11 vs Toshiba motor failure?

[PalmerData]

Gotta love those Seagate 7200.11. Easy money.

But 7200.11 vs N40P? or 7200.11 vs Toshiba motor failure?

Has to be the Toshiba;
i) tape on,
ii) swap platters,
iii) tape off,
iv) swap heads & pcb
v) Toshiba HDD, done!

[pcimage]

Turns out I don't have as much free time as I thought - it took me 9 months to finish!?

I had two 500's (7200.10) last week with sheared spindles so the platter was rattling in the casing... the bearing must have seized in a hurry!

Yep, we've had a few of them. Sounds worse than it is usually!

Sean

[HDD Spaz]

Gotta love those Seagate 7200.11. Easy money.

But 7200.11 vs N40P? or 7200.11 vs Toshiba motor failure?

Has to be the Toshiba;
i) tape on,
ii) swap platters,
iii) tape off,
iv) swap heads & pcb
v) Toshiba HDD, done!

I prefer doing Toshiba's in 2 easy steps.

Step 1. Bring to Boil with heat gun
Step 2. Copy Data

Data is served.