Cant run WD 1TB drive black open.

[Hugo Drax]

I opened up a 1TB drive and figure I could at least watch it work for a little while, but all that happens is the drive head moves and it seems to vibrate and not move anymore. Windows does not recognize the drive either.

I opened it in very low dust environment. Does the head only float if the cover is on?

 

[alzan]

I opened up a 1TB drive and figure I could at least watch it work for a little while, but all that happens is the drive head moves and it seems to vibrate and not move anymore. Windows does not recognize the drive either.

I opened it in very low dust environment. Does the head only float if the cover is on?

I don't know enough about HDD's to say. Back in the day I used to be able to get them to run with the cover off.

If I had to guess I'd say they still float but at a different height, (probably not the height they need to be).

 

[Ketchup]

It might be due to lack of pressure. I found this:

Contrary to popular belief, a hard disk drive does not contain a vacuum. Instead, the system relies on air pressure inside the drive to support the heads at their proper flying height while the disk is in motion. Another common misconception is that a hard drive is totally sealed. A hard disk drive requires a certain range of air pressures in order to operate properly. If the air pressure is too low, the air will not exert enough force on the flying head, the head will not be at the proper height, and there is a risk of head crashes and data loss. (Specially manufactured sealed and pressurized drives are needed for reliable high-altitude operation, above about 10,000 feet. This does not apply to pressurized enclosures, like an airplane cabin.) Modern drives include temperature sensors and adjust their operation to the operating environment.

http://acsdata.com/how-a-hard-drive-works.htm

 

[KingFatty]

I guess the question is, did the heads already crash into the disc, due to the lack of being enclosed?

Maybe there is a grounding circuit that was opened when the cover is off, and you can complete the circuit using a jumper wire or something to get the spindle to spin up.

That's weird it didn't spin but the heads moved. I would have guessed the opposite would have happened, with the disc spinning but no head movement?

 

[Hugo Drax]

The HDD had issues bad blocks etc.. but it semifunctional. enough I could format (Although it took 2 hours do to the retries)

but took the cover off and nope, it crashed. I guess when the cover is out air turbulence occurs or the pressure does not rise inside enough with the spinning platter not enclosed.

I guess the new drives have much less space like the old school drives that you could open and actually see it work.

 

[Elixer]

You can sell the circuit board of the HD (or the whole thing)... lots of places are looking for them.
Just write down the exact model & firmware version.

 

[Lorne]

Did you touch any of the platters, body oils will kill a HD.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Yeah, the tolerances are too tight anymore. If you want to put on a show, you need something in the 20-40MB range, imo.

The heads will still crash immediately, but at least you'll be able to watch the thing spin.

 

[Ketchup]

I suppose if you were crafty you could just replace the top with polyglass, assuming that could be done in a clean enough environment.

 

[ArisVer]

I suppose if you were crafty you could just replace the top with polyglass, assuming that could be done in a clean enough environment.

One of the disk companies should do that. It will be a nice show.

 

[jumpncrash]

One of the disk companies should do that. It will be a nice show.

western digital already did with some of their velociraptors

 

[BFG10K]

I opened it in very low dust environment. Does the head only float if the cover is on?

Unless you've opened it in a clean room, any type of particle getting in there can possibly cause catastrophic failure.

This picture should give you an idea of the scale we're working at here:

 

[NickelPlate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwaNmNMfPU

Might have been less risky to just YouTube it. Just sayin'

 

[ArisVer]

Nice video. Shows the work done.

western digital already did with some of their velociraptors

Care to post a link?

 

[BFG10K]

Care to post a link?

http://techreport.com/review/9364/western-digital-raptor-x-hard-drive
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2165

 

[tweakboy]

WD and Sammy are the 2 top SSDs or HDDs. If I were you I would start to backup all your stuff to external. And take it from there... well filx this.. gl