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I have an old 1.6g Samsung hdd, noisy as hell, but has served me well over the years. Lately I have been using it as a portable (at first I'd just move it from pc to pc, later I got a portable usb2 to ide bridge). Just the other day, I power it up and it makes a couple of clicking noises and it powers itself down. Oops, I guess I've been knocking it around a little too much. So here I at last night. I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up (I am the curious sort), and while admiring the mirrored finish on the platters, wonder what it looks and sounds like now that the cover is off. I hook it up, and power it on. And it works. It spins up, initialises, and waits there, ready for data. (sounds like a mini-boeing airplane btw :) ) So I closed it up and am now wondering, how much more life is in this thing, especially now that I have opened it up. :~ Maybe do one of those mods where I put in a clear perspex cover or something. :)
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I have an old 1.6g Samsung hdd, noisy as hell, but has served me well over the years. Lately I have been using it as a portable (at first I'd just move it from pc to pc, later I got a portable usb2 to ide bridge). Just the other day, I power it up and it makes a couple of clicking noises and it powers itself down. Oops, I guess I've been knocking it around a little too much. So here I at last night. I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up (I am the curious sort), and while admiring the mirrored finish on the platters, wonder what it looks and sounds like now that the cover is off. I hook it up, and power it on. And it works. It spins up, initialises, and waits there, ready for data. (sounds like a mini-boeing airplane btw :) ) So I closed it up and am now wondering, how much more life is in this thing, especially now that I have opened it up. :~ Maybe do one of those mods where I put in a clear perspex cover or something. :)
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Userfriendly, 2003/06/07You opened it, put it back together, and it works? :omg::wtf::omg: :wtf::omg::wtf: :omg::wtf::omg:
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I have an old 1.6g Samsung hdd, noisy as hell, but has served me well over the years. Lately I have been using it as a portable (at first I'd just move it from pc to pc, later I got a portable usb2 to ide bridge). Just the other day, I power it up and it makes a couple of clicking noises and it powers itself down. Oops, I guess I've been knocking it around a little too much. So here I at last night. I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up (I am the curious sort), and while admiring the mirrored finish on the platters, wonder what it looks and sounds like now that the cover is off. I hook it up, and power it on. And it works. It spins up, initialises, and waits there, ready for data. (sounds like a mini-boeing airplane btw :) ) So I closed it up and am now wondering, how much more life is in this thing, especially now that I have opened it up. :~ Maybe do one of those mods where I put in a clear perspex cover or something. :)
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Userfriendly, 2003/06/07Bruce Duncan wrote: I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up :omg: Bruce Duncan wrote: I hook it up, and power it on. And it works.:wtf: Clunk...whirr..grind...bang!:eek: Best get the cheque book/credit card out, its time for a replacement:rolleyes: John Hudson Chris Maunder: Definition of 'a little tired' Noticing the bottom of your oven is dirty and attempting to give it a quick wipe clean X| http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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You opened it, put it back together, and it works? :omg::wtf::omg: :wtf::omg::wtf: :omg::wtf::omg:
Vikram.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: it works? Yep, but how well, and for how long, I wonder. But I must say, that after all these stories about how fragile computers and electronic devices are, I have found them to be remarkably resilient. Another story, I had a problem with the power supply in my previous pc, I opened it up to discover that a short had developed across 2 tracks on the PCB (it looked like part of the PCB had carbonized). I just grabbed a sharp knife (or screwdriver, if forget), and gouged out part of the board between the tracks. 2+ years later, it is still running. :omg:
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Bruce Duncan wrote: I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up :omg: Bruce Duncan wrote: I hook it up, and power it on. And it works.:wtf: Clunk...whirr..grind...bang!:eek: Best get the cheque book/credit card out, its time for a replacement:rolleyes: John Hudson Chris Maunder: Definition of 'a little tired' Noticing the bottom of your oven is dirty and attempting to give it a quick wipe clean X| http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
JohnJ wrote: its time for a replacement yeah, well, its been replaced (well superceded) twice already. It was only 1.6g. I'm surprised it lasted this long considering the treatment it was getting. I have considered getting another larger drive to put into the usb enclosure, but I might just spring for another larger usb flash keychain drive (I have a 128mb one at the moment)
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: it works? Yep, but how well, and for how long, I wonder. But I must say, that after all these stories about how fragile computers and electronic devices are, I have found them to be remarkably resilient. Another story, I had a problem with the power supply in my previous pc, I opened it up to discover that a short had developed across 2 tracks on the PCB (it looked like part of the PCB had carbonized). I just grabbed a sharp knife (or screwdriver, if forget), and gouged out part of the board between the tracks. 2+ years later, it is still running. :omg:
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Userfriendly, 2003/06/07Bruce Duncan wrote: 2+ years later, it is still running. Hey, why don't you build a machine entirely with "recycled" parts just to see how much will it last? I mean, use this power source, that opened HD, maybe short-circuit your mobo.. :)
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I have an old 1.6g Samsung hdd, noisy as hell, but has served me well over the years. Lately I have been using it as a portable (at first I'd just move it from pc to pc, later I got a portable usb2 to ide bridge). Just the other day, I power it up and it makes a couple of clicking noises and it powers itself down. Oops, I guess I've been knocking it around a little too much. So here I at last night. I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up (I am the curious sort), and while admiring the mirrored finish on the platters, wonder what it looks and sounds like now that the cover is off. I hook it up, and power it on. And it works. It spins up, initialises, and waits there, ready for data. (sounds like a mini-boeing airplane btw :) ) So I closed it up and am now wondering, how much more life is in this thing, especially now that I have opened it up. :~ Maybe do one of those mods where I put in a clear perspex cover or something. :)
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Userfriendly, 2003/06/07Just for fun I ran a Quantum Bigfoot 5.25 inch 6Gig HD with the cover off. I had it sitting on a shelf on the end of a long IDE cable. It ran for 6 months just fine until I dropped a book on it from the shelf above :omg: Talk about a head crash. The platters never semed to collect dust because the spun so fast.
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Just for fun I ran a Quantum Bigfoot 5.25 inch 6Gig HD with the cover off. I had it sitting on a shelf on the end of a long IDE cable. It ran for 6 months just fine until I dropped a book on it from the shelf above :omg: Talk about a head crash. The platters never semed to collect dust because the spun so fast.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Ray Cassick wrote: It ran for 6 months just fine until I dropped a book on it from the shelf above :omg: Thats kind of funny Matt Newman
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I have an old 1.6g Samsung hdd, noisy as hell, but has served me well over the years. Lately I have been using it as a portable (at first I'd just move it from pc to pc, later I got a portable usb2 to ide bridge). Just the other day, I power it up and it makes a couple of clicking noises and it powers itself down. Oops, I guess I've been knocking it around a little too much. So here I at last night. I figure the drive is dead, so I open it up (I am the curious sort), and while admiring the mirrored finish on the platters, wonder what it looks and sounds like now that the cover is off. I hook it up, and power it on. And it works. It spins up, initialises, and waits there, ready for data. (sounds like a mini-boeing airplane btw :) ) So I closed it up and am now wondering, how much more life is in this thing, especially now that I have opened it up. :~ Maybe do one of those mods where I put in a clear perspex cover or something. :)
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Userfriendly, 2003/06/07Since it has now been opened it is at risk. All it takes is one speck of dust to get caught between a head and a platter and the oxide there will be torn off and the data on that cylinder will be lost. Good luck with it. :) The Ten Commandments For C Programmers
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Bruce Duncan wrote: 2+ years later, it is still running. Hey, why don't you build a machine entirely with "recycled" parts just to see how much will it last? I mean, use this power source, that opened HD, maybe short-circuit your mobo.. :)
// Quantum sort algorithm implementation
while (!sorted)
;Daniel Turini wrote: build a machine entirely with "recycled" parts Now there's an idea, I have an old floppy drive, an old 286 mobo, and old ISA I/O card, an adlib soundcard... heck I'm almost there :-D
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Just for fun I ran a Quantum Bigfoot 5.25 inch 6Gig HD with the cover off. I had it sitting on a shelf on the end of a long IDE cable. It ran for 6 months just fine until I dropped a book on it from the shelf above :omg: Talk about a head crash. The platters never semed to collect dust because the spun so fast.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Ray Cassick wrote: Talk about a head crash Ouch! :omg:
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Daniel Turini wrote: build a machine entirely with "recycled" parts Now there's an idea, I have an old floppy drive, an old 286 mobo, and old ISA I/O card, an adlib soundcard... heck I'm almost there :-D
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