do they make replacement plexiglass covers for hard drives?

[aphex]

decided to take apart an old 4gb hd....

do they make transparent replacement covers?

 

[quakefiend420]

i've never seen a premanufactured one, but you could make your own

 

[lokiju]

I remember seeing them somewhere before, I think it was in CPU magazine.

You had to do the swap out in a zip lock bag to keep it from getting contaminated or something like that.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: blazert40
I remember seeing them somewhere before, I think it was in CPU magazine.

You had to do the swap out in a zip lock bag to keep it from getting contaminated or something like that.

can't even the tiniest spec of dust on the platters cause problems?

 

[mwmorph]

any dust will crash the hdd. this needs to be done in a medical quality clean room if at all seeing as the clearances betweern platter and head is something like 1/10 the diameter of a human hair.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: blazert40
I remember seeing them somewhere before, I think it was in CPU magazine.

You had to do the swap out in a zip lock bag to keep it from getting contaminated or something like that.

can't even the tiniest spec of dust on the platters cause problems?

They said that the chances of the drive lasting long were pretty slim.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: blazert40
I remember seeing them somewhere before, I think it was in CPU magazine.

You had to do the swap out in a zip lock bag to keep it from getting contaminated or something like that.

can't even the tiniest spec of dust on the platters cause problems?

I remember that article, the guy used a steamed up bathroom as a sort of semi-attempt at a clean room. The idea being that the steam removed most of the dust in the air.

 

[Ornery]

Let me guess. You're no stranger to blue LED mods either, right?

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: blazert40
I remember seeing them somewhere before, I think it was in CPU magazine.

You had to do the swap out in a zip lock bag to keep it from getting contaminated or something like that.

can't even the tiniest spec of dust on the platters cause problems?

I remember that article, the guy used a steamed up bathroom as a sort of semi-attempt at a clean room. The idea being that the steam removed most of the dust in the air.

but then wouldn't you have water on everything inside the drive that wouldn't evaporate after the cover was sealed?

 

[Bootprint]

link to hackaday with visible hard drive.

direct link to article.

 

[eelw]

Today's HDs are no longer sealed tight. Also they are a lot more durable and don't need to be operated in a clean room when the case is removed. So as long as you're careful when removing the cover and prevent too must dust to landing on the platters, it will be fine. That being said, I definitely wouldn't recommend any mission critcal files to be stored on an open HD.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: eelw
Today's HDs are no longer sealed tight. Also they are a lot more durable and don't need to be operated in a clean room when the case is removed. So as long as you're careful when removing the cover and prevent too must dust to landing on the platters, it will be fine. That being said, I definitely wouldn't recommend any mission critcal files to be stored on an open HD.

yeah but by the sounds of it, it's a 4gb hdd so its anchient. wouldnt fool around with it.

 

[quakefiend420]

why hasn't any hdd manufacturers started making drives like this from the factory?

i'm sure even people who didnt have the case windows and lighting and such would buy them just to see their hdd working...

 

[isekii]

ComputeRicer

 

[aphex]

guess i shouldnt have gone spinning the platters w/ my fingers then, eh?

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: eelw
Today's HDs are no longer sealed tight. Also they are a lot more durable and don't need to be operated in a clean room when the case is removed. So as long as you're careful when removing the cover and prevent too must dust to landing on the platters, it will be fine. That being said, I definitely wouldn't recommend any mission critcal files to be stored on an open HD.

cool i didnt know that.

 

[mchammer]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
why hasn't any hdd manufacturers started making drives like this from the factory?

i'm sure even people who didnt have the case windows and lighting and such would buy them just to see their hdd working...

That would be cool, they could sell an external USB drive like that.

Has anyone seen a video of one of these window mods actually working?

 

[shilala]

Blue riced out puter.
I built this monstrosity.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: shilala
Blue riced out puter.
I built this monstrosity.

Oh come on, where's the mounted blue LEDs on the HD platters????

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: shilala
Blue riced out puter.
I built this monstrosity.

ahahaha! LMAO at the disco ball!

 

[Nomada]

Anybody know the link to that guy who ran his HD without the cover for a good deal of time(weeks)? As said, if you take precautions, it just might be doable.

 

[mchammer]

Originally posted by: shilala
Blue riced out puter.
I built this monstrosity.

:thumbsup:

 

[Howard]

It's easy to do yourself. Note: it's much easier to work with Lexan (polycarbonate) than Plexiglas (acrylic).

 

[ShadowBlade]

http://www.casemodgod.com/cmg/Howto-story--45.html