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  1. June 25th, 2002, 02:48 AM #1
    SokkaDiSokk
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    My first mod (hdd mod)

     
    So finaly have made my first mod, a hdd mod.
    Did it very simple .. now I'm just waiting to see how long it will last .. and then I'll do one with a full window )
    (Now I need a windowd case, so I can actuly see this little thingy ...
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  2. June 25th, 2002, 02:49 AM #2
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    Heheh, so does it still work? It's cool.
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  3. June 25th, 2002, 02:53 AM #3
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    Cool. I like it. Good job.

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  4. June 25th, 2002, 02:54 AM #4
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    Yupper, it's still running ...
    But I don't have much use for it ... it's only 300 megs ..... but that's not the point
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  5. June 25th, 2002, 02:59 AM #5
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    No I guess it's all about looking cool. And it does it well. Now stick some lighting inside the harddrive too. Heheheh.
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  6. June 25th, 2002, 03:01 AM #6
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    Hehe, that would be cool .. but I guess it would be kinda hard to do ...... or maybe not .. hmm is worth thinking about ... for my next harddrive that is

    (These are the times I'm happy that I never threw those old harddrives away like my wife and mom told me to)
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  7. June 25th, 2002, 03:01 AM #7
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    Dosen't need to be big. As long as it looks cool. Besides, I would have a hard time doing that to a big drive.

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  8. June 25th, 2002, 04:05 AM #8
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    ALOHA
    Of course if you used fat 16 and drive space 3 with w98se you could create 3 2GB partitions[6g total]!!

    I have a old Toshiba laptop with about 760MB.After installing w98se there wasn't enough space to do anything~
    So I setup 3 2GB drives using drive space 3 and left the system files uncompressed for max speed if you can call a 100 p1 speedy and I have all the file space I need.

    I ran scandisc a couple times full to check out any problems~
    1st run it corrected I forget what.
    2nd run everthing was fine
    Its been running fine for over a year like that with no lost files or problems~Very Cool DriveSpace3!!!

    Very Cool See-through Drive I gotta get me one!!

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  9. August 12th, 2002, 01:02 PM #9
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    im planning a similar mod except on my 13Gig drive.....a bit more risky but I gutted it out of a machine someone was throwing away anyways so no huge loss if i kill it

    So my question is, what did you use for the window material? Did you use hard(sih) plastic? Or just thin lexan/acryllic?
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  10. August 12th, 2002, 01:15 PM #10
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    this link appeared in a recent thread -- just take a look at that hard drive! (looks like glass and silicone)

    (better if you have broadband: there's a lot of images here)
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  11. August 12th, 2002, 01:50 PM #11
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    A friend of mine argues with me that if you pull the cover off a HDD it will not work again. I tried to tell him I had pulled the cover off a 1 gig I had given him he was using but he didn't believe me I guess. I'll show him this thread
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  12. August 12th, 2002, 07:57 PM #12
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    Originally posted by brainchild
    A friend of mine argues with me that if you pull the cover off a HDD it will not work again. I tried to tell him I had pulled the cover off a 1 gig I had given him he was using but he didn't believe me I guess. I'll show him this thread
    Yeah, I've seen that viewpoint expressed here. As a result, I've been looking at these exposed jobs with a disbelieving eye...sure, you can take an old HDD apart and take pics of it, but do they still work?
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  13. August 13th, 2002, 09:50 AM #13
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    It would work if you kept the HD platter absolutely clean. Even a dust speck would destroy the drive. So I guess if you kept cleanroom-like conditions around you while you worked on it, it would work. Some people use plastic ziplock bags to house the exposed HD while they mod the casing.
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  14. August 13th, 2002, 10:38 AM #14
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    well i must say, that is pretty awesome

    im here at work and we have lots of old 500 meggers layin around, so i pulled the lid off and watched it format, pretty friggin cool. and this drive didnt have any bolts, it was held together with tape!
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  15. August 13th, 2002, 01:11 PM #15
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    Hey nice mod I only 45GB drives lying around so I don't dare to try this mod hehe
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  16. August 15th, 2002, 02:40 PM #16
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    That Mod looks really nice. Me and my friend did a mod on a 500MB Drive as well, but the window looks really good. Nice Work
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  17. August 15th, 2002, 03:04 PM #17
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    Just gotta keep it CLEAN!!!!
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  18. August 15th, 2002, 03:12 PM #18
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    stupid question but what is a "mod"??

    i'm not so good in english!

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    Mod = Modification

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