Why would someone want to buy a dead hd?

[RobCur]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16178&item=5103147183
Very peculiar :shocked:

 

[AFB]

Parts ?

 

[cronos]

exactly what it says, for parts.

 

[RobCur]

True but no geniuses can fix a dead hd. What if the disc is so scratched up that it's next to useless?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: RobCur
True but no geniuses can fix a dead hd. What if the disc is so scratched up that it's next to useless?

sometimes you can fix a dead hd by replacing hte controller board with a healthy one

 

[Twista]

$1.99

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Twista
$1.99

$7.50 shipping

 

[jagec]

some people think they can buy a dead HDD and return it under warranty for a new, maybe even higher-capacity one.

 

[MAME]

OH DAMNIT, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS BROKEN!

 

[0roo0roo]

really really strong magnets are fun to play with thats what i do with my dead ones.


as for warrantees...they are mostly 1yr these days. and tracked by the drive serial numbers.


and yes, if its just the board on ur drive thats fried, u can try to fix with a swap. for 1.99 its a decent chance to take.

 

[mandala]

I think they're good for target practice.

 

[bugsysiegel]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
really really strong magnets are fun to play with thats what i do with my dead ones.

Yup, like when you take them to work and set them on the container of floppy disks on your enemies desk!


Not that I would ever do such a thing.



:shocked:

 

[0roo0roo]

heh yea, the ones i have u can pretty much swing a hammer around ..strong stuff

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: dighn
sometimes you can fix a dead hd by replacing hte controller board with a healthy one

Bingo. The infamous IBM GPX HD's