How Do You Swap Hard Disk Drive Platters?
Please note that if you try this you WILL lose your data and have two non functioning hard drives This is an article regarding swapping hard drive platters. This is not a procedure for the technically inept or faint hearted. The following carries no guarantees, and defiantly voids and nullifies any existing warranty. • Know that this is only a last resort. You have tried everything else, your data is not extremely important, and/or your cash flow restricts the use of a professional service. • Set up a clean work environment. You can not make a super clean environment at home but use some common sense, and do the best you can. Keep air flow to a minimum. • Assemble and layout your tools. • Don powder-free latex gloves. • Ground yourself! If you don’t know what is, or how to do it, ask google. • Remove the cover of your dead drive. If the cover doesn’t just lift off, look for more screws! There are screws under labels. • Once the cover is off, inspect the platters. If they are scratched,
• Know that this is only a last resort. You have tried everything else, your data is not extremely important, and/or your cash flow restricts the use of a professional service. • Set up a clean work environment. You can not make a super clean environment at home but use some common sense, and do the best you can. Keep air flow to a minimum. • Assemble and layout your tools. • Don powder-free latex gloves. • Ground yourself! If you don’t know what is, or how to do it, ask google. • Remove the cover of your dead drive. If the cover doesn’t just lift off, look for more screws! There are screws under labels. • Once the cover is off, inspect the platters. If they are scratched, scorched, warped, or other wise damaged, stop you are done! • Set the cover back on – if the platters are physically damaged chances are you will not be able to recover any data. You can still try if you like. • Purchase a new HDD with the same model number and firmware version. • Test the new HDD. Make sure you can
