> I'm interested, along with a few others, in going inside some bad hard > drives. Does anyone have any suggestions on what type of equipment we should > have to be doing that type of work? >
Well if you are planning on trying to use the drive again after opening it, you need a $500,000 "clean room" where there is very little particulates (dust) to contaminate the drive. If you are opening a drive just to see the platters and never use it again, use a screwdriver with a star shaped key and a hammer.... Ryan -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
