On Jul 9, 2010, at 12:00 PM, john CARMONNE wrote: >> >> I happen to have a deathstar drive sitting here on my desk (I've not >> gotten around to taking it apart for the magnets), and no where on it >> does it say Hitachi (says that it was made in Thailand by IBM Storage >> Products). > > > For fear of sounding dumb. Just what does a person do with the magnets? Where > are they in the drive.
ON the rive you disassembled, they're in the corner where the read/write arme comes out of. You'll need to unde some screws and such. Most of them nowadays use a torx 8 or 10 screw to hold 'em together, just go to town on the drive with a set of hex or torx drivers. The screw holding the platters+motor in is under the label, as is one of the screws holding the case together. feel for the divots under the label and cut it away with an exacto or something. They make extraordinarily powerful fridge magnets...I've got one holding up about 25 sheets of 20lb xerox paper with recipes on 'em. You need to be careful, though and always make sure there's something between the fridge and the magnet, otherwise the only way to get them off is to push them off sideways which can scratch the hell out of the paint job. I've got some out of an old IBM SCSI drive that are REALLY powerful. I accidentally let two snap together and they shattered into a bazillion razor sharp shards. Be careful out there... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
