tips/links for hard drive heads transplantation?

[Dr. Anton T. Squeegee]

hi
any input on taking apart the drive and moving disk arem with heads(
for quantum/maxtor) highly apprecciated..

Yes. Do it only in a Class 100 (or lower -- many higher-capacity
drives are assembled in a Class 50 or lower facility) positive-pressure
clean room, with appropriate clothing and tools. Anything less will
spell certain death for your drive no matter what.

Keep the peace(es).

 

[Zak]

hi
any input on taking apart the drive and moving disk arem with heads(
for quantum/maxtor) highly apprecciated..

Whatever you do, get a number of identical drives and practice.

FWIW there may be model differences within the same type that makes
heads incompatible - think higher density or new tech incorporated into
existing product line to save costs.


Thomas

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Yes. Do it only in a Class 100 (or lower -- many higher-capacity
drives are assembled in a Class 50 or lower facility) positive-pressure
clean room, with appropriate clothing and tools.

Anything less will spell certain death for your drive no matter what.

And another one with personal experience in transplanting dozens of headstacks.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Ok thanks
the drive in question is an old quantum 5.1el so

I suppose it has 1/possibly 2 heads

You suppose.

and the arm can be rotated away from the platters
completely before pulling it out!?

You got all that from Jules post? Amazing.

Now what about aligning the magnets

What magnet's'.

and sliding the 'new' arm over the platters...

any special tools etc.

The same ones that you used to slide them off.