Opening A Hard Drive (Dust?) Cause Damage?

SubDude199 · 03-25-2008, 07:46 AM

I recently (for a reason I dont want to explain..lol) opened one of my hard drives and put a new cover on it. it was only open for about 3 seconds then I put the new cover on (wich came directly off a diffrent hard drive that was never opened) . I then screwed it down. I never touched anything in the hard drive.

I know that hard drives are very sensative to dust but do you think that those few seconds of being open will do anything? I also know that hard drives have dust filters in it. That give me hope.

I am 90% sure it will work when I plug it in, but do you think it will last?.. If so how long would you say I have?..

Thanks

imsati · 03-25-2008, 02:02 PM

So long as you weren't removing the cover in a sandstorm and you didn't touch/bump any of the internals, you should be fine.

SubDude199 · 03-25-2008, 05:15 PM

yea thats kinds what I figured. ok cool. Thanks

SubDude199 · 06-04-2008, 10:24 PM

well its been a few months and the drive it working fine.

imsati · 06-04-2008, 10:56 PM

Keen

lovely? · 06-04-2008, 11:32 PM

you came brought the thread back to life? most people would just let sleeping dogs lie, but hey now i know it works so i might as well make one from acrylic that is reactive to UV!

SubDude199 · 06-04-2008, 11:33 PM

Well, if someone else has the same question, when they search for it it will come up and they will know the results.

**Cromewell** · 06-05-2008, 12:22 AM

It's related information. I don't see a problem.

03-25-2008, 07:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 606	Opening A Hard Drive (Dust?) Cause Damage? I recently (for a reason I dont want to explain..lol) opened one of my hard drives and put a new cover on it. it was only open for about 3 seconds then I put the new cover on (wich came directly off a diffrent hard drive that was never opened) . I then screwed it down. I never touched anything in the hard drive. I know that hard drives are very sensative to dust but do you think that those few seconds of being open will do anything? I also know that hard drives have dust filters in it. That give me hope. I am 90% sure it will work when I plug it in, but do you think it will last?.. If so how long would you say I have?.. Thanks __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.6Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: XP MCE 2005 (With Remote) GPU: EVGA 7900GTO 720/880 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

03-25-2008, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,644	So long as you weren't removing the cover in a sandstorm and you didn't touch/bump any of the internals, you should be fine. __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right? http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619

03-25-2008, 05:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 606	yea thats kinds what I figured. ok cool. Thanks __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.6Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: XP MCE 2005 (With Remote) GPU: EVGA 7900GTO 720/880 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

06-04-2008, 10:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 606	well its been a few months and the drive it working fine. __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.6Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: XP MCE 2005 (With Remote) GPU: EVGA 7900GTO 720/880 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

06-04-2008, 10:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,644	Keen __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right? http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619

06-04-2008, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,833	you came brought the thread back to life? most people would just let sleeping dogs lie, but hey now i know it works so i might as well make one from acrylic that is reactive to UV! __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

06-04-2008, 11:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 606	Well, if someone else has the same question, when they search for it it will come up and they will know the results. __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.6Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: XP MCE 2005 (With Remote) GPU: EVGA 7900GTO 720/880 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

06-05-2008, 12:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
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