Stupid idea.... How stupid?

[Abhi]

Ok ... so i just cracked open an old 4.3 gb hard disk ... Had a lot of bad sectors and stuff...

Now that its open... i was wondering.. what would happen if i plug it in?

Will it spin at all? Will i get electrocuted?

Anybody done this before?

 

[natto fire]

I've done it. The platter just spins and the head clicks and clacks back and forth. Try putting a sharpie on the platter while it spins. You can experiment with all sorts of stuff.

BTW: 5400 RPM looks really fast, I wish I had a 15,000 RPM SCSI drive laying around that I could try this with.

 

[homestarmy]

take video when you do

 

[Kilgor]

DON"T DO IT!!!!! The platters will fly out and stick into your head.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: homestarmy
take video when you do

I have a video from mine. But in the video the drive doesn't spin as fast as it used to because I damaged the motor. I was putting candles against it while it was spinning.

Edit: Vid

 

[TitanDiddly]

I've done it. It spins up.

 

[Abhi]

I wonder if i can install windows on the open drive

 

[Kalvin00]

:laugh:

 

[CTho9305]

Mark R has a video of his open hard drive in use.

 

[VIAN]

DON"T DO IT!!!!! The platters will fly out and stick into your head.

LOL

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Kilgor
DON"T DO IT!!!!! The platters will fly out and stick into your head.

The voice of experience.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Kilgor
DO IT!!!!! The platters will fly out and stick into your head.

Fixed.

GET PICS!!

 

[Spikesoldier]

if you want to be really l33t you gotta do this to the HD in your main rig, and have it viewable through your side glass window with the l33t h4x0r cs log0 on it.

 

[pookie69]

Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>homestarmy</b></i>
take video when you do<hr></blockquote>

I have a video from mine. But in the video the drive doesn't spin as fast as it used to because I damaged the motor. I was putting candles against it while it was spinning.

Edit: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="</blockquote>
">http://home.columbus.rr.com/lo...i">Vid</a>[/q


Cool video :thumbsup:

 

[Squisher]

You'll put your eye out.

 

[Abhi]

Originally posted by: Squisher
You'll put your eye out.

Thats a risk i guess i ll have to take !!

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>homestarmy</b></i>
take video when you do<hr></blockquote>

I have a video from mine. But in the video the drive doesn't spin as fast as it used to because I damaged the motor. I was putting candles against it while it was spinning.

Edit: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="</blockquote>
">http://home.columbus.rr.com/lo...i">Vid</a>[/q

Nerd alert!

 

[Mark R]

This is what happens.

Video (8MB - DivX codec required). Best to download first (right click...save as) rather than try to stream it.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: Mark R
This is what happens.

Video (8MB - DivX codec required). Best to download first (right click...save as) rather than try to stream it.

LOL. Thats what mine used to do until I got bored of it and started rubbing things against the platter. Forgot to get video during that fun night. Tried sharpies and then flame and then a candle and then a screwdriver.

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: Mark R
This is what happens.

Video (8MB - DivX codec required). Best to download first (right click...save as) rather than try to stream it.

Does .avi even stream? Meh, I've never really bothered with streaming. Also, slow server. Only 140k/s

Also, cool beans. Awesome to the max. Would see again, A++++++++++

 

[Amorphus]

Also, you need to defrag that HD.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier
if you want to be really l33t you gotta do this to the HD in your main rig, and have it viewable through your side glass window with the l33t h4x0r cs log0 on it.

that might actually be a cool looking case mod... even if you weren't actually storing data on it..

Fortunately, I'm not a case modder....

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Mark R
This is what happens.

Video (8MB - DivX codec required). Best to download first (right click...save as) rather than try to stream it.

that was dumb

 

[PatboyX]

make it into a speaker like that one dude did.

the link above is sort of what im talking about.
i think it was from "ghetto mods" or somthing similar.
he had three different sizes so it replicated a speaker output.
he had some songs up there you could listen to.
very interesting.


found it.
old, but i think it applies to this thread.

 

[warcrow]

....put your ear closly to the platter, spin it backwards and maybe your mp3s will spit out demonic untoned lyrics.