My Reply follows quote. On 12/02/2005 16:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >So, > >Besides all these odd recommendations involving freezers and stoves, I >guess nobody ever tried actually opening up a HDD and replace the >bearings? Is this one of those things that's simply not done? Are >drives made in a way that prevents this? And on that note, wouldn't it >be cool if HDD manufacturers could make their drives with a little hole >on the top or bottom where the user could plop a dap of oil once a year >to keep the bearings in top shape? Just a thought. . . > >Z -------- Unless you have a certified clean room and the proper tools, you will probably only have limited success. The tolerances are so tight that a small speck of dust can crash the heads and destroy the surface of the disk itself. Not a project of the faint of heart.
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