hard drive disassembly

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I unscrewed the top 6 screws of my HD with a Torx T9 from Sears.
However, the top still won't come off. Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
I unscrewed the top 6 screws of my HD with a Torx T9 from Sears.
However, the top still won't come off. Any ideas?
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Likely just the seal holding it on. Use a flat bladed screwdriver
in that join, since you dont plan to use the drive again.
 
I believe there are a couple more screws under the hard drive lable.
Then on the side of the hard drive there should be slot. Stick a
regular head screwdriver in and give it a tap and that should push the
top of the drive loose. I could be wrong but that is what I found
taking drives apart.
 
I unscrewed the top 6 screws of my HD with a Torx T9 from Sears.
However, the top still won't come off. Any ideas?

Thanks.
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Take off the label where the approximate centre
of the rotating disk is, often you have an extra
screw there. Also the seal strip on them is quite
sticky, so use a bit of violence.
 
Is there any type of label on the drive assembly? I found that with some
equipment, they put their label over a screw. It could also be that the
seals are very tight, and the cover may need a little more force using a
screwdriver.

I like collecting the magnets that I find in the old drives. That is the
main reason that I like to take them apart.

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JANA
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I unscrewed the top 6 screws of my HD with a Torx T9 from Sears.
However, the top still won't come off. Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
I unscrewed the top 6 screws of my HD with a Torx T9 from Sears.
However, the top still won't come off. Any ideas?

Thanks.
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If somethings stuck and you dont know where, grip it with something
serious and waggle. The item will waggle in a rotary motion, and the
centre of rotation is where its fixed.

NT
 
JANA said:
Is there any type of label on the drive assembly? I found that with some
equipment, they put their label over a screw. It could also be that the
seals are very tight, and the cover may need a little more force using a
screwdriver.
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The ones that say removing the label voids the warrenty. :)
 
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