Hard disk reshell

[Tripredacus]

Interesting video showing the "proper" procedure of doing a hard disk reshell. Apparently a bit old, however may be worthwhile to watch for anyone interested.

Note that this is a situation where they change out the shell of a hard drive because the spindle bearing is bad. They are not doing any other things like swapping PCBs. It is not clearly seen but the original PCB from the first drive is what is mounted on the new shell. So this is not a case of just moving the platters from one drive to another.

They show some tools at the end also, but none of that is really explained.

[jaclaz]

On 11/13/2018 at 3:53 PM, Tripredacus said:

 

So this is not a case of just moving the platters from one drive to another.

Your "just" may appear as moving the platters to be something "easy" (it is not) and "doable by everyone" (it is not), particularly for a multi-platter disk.

Personally I wouldn't even THINK of using a couple pieces of sticky tape to hold the platters "synchronized" and to lift them from the original disk  (there are specific tools to do that).

Something *like*:

Of course the sticky tape may work, if done by a very, very, very skilled operator and using a specific kind of sticky tape.

It's just like using cut outs of pill wrappings to keep heads aparts, it may work for Scott Moulton, but I would rather use (like actually in the video) a specific tool.

jaclaz