Repair of DEAD hard drive! Very useful, not to be missed

Repair of DEAD hard drive! VERY USEFUL
Hard Drive Repair
If the problem is a head crash, or the infamous Seagate "stiction" problem it is really not too
difficult to fix your own hard drive if you know what to do.
You will require #00 steel wool, paint thinner or gasoline, WD-40, a few hand tools, and about
45 minutes.
First, you need a clean room, so make sure the garage door is closed before you begin. Move those
old lawnmower parts off the bench.
Disassemble the sealed unit and carefully wash all parts with the paint thinner or gasoline. Bend
the read/write heads out of the way and then disassemble the platter stack.
VERY CAREFULLY buff the platter surfaces with the #00 steel wool. This will remove any
existing data, level out any surface defects, and help to redistribute the magnetic media and fill in
those irritating "bad sectors" that most drives have.
Reassemble the platter stack, and using a .015" feeler gauge, bend the read/write head back to the
platter surface, using the feeler gauge to set the gap. This is a slightly higher gap than the factory
uses, but it reduces the chance of head collisions with any dirt you neglected to remove.
Give the head and platters a good shot of WD-40 and reassemble the unit. If your drive has a filter,
replace it with a clean section of gauze pad.
All that's left is to low level and DOS format the drive, and you're back in business.
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