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Old 02-14-2012, 01:04 PM   #1
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the hard drive

hi . do we clean the hard drive ?
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Old 02-14-2012, 01:26 PM   #2
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Clean the contents within the drive or the outside case of the drive?
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Old 02-14-2012, 06:40 PM   #3
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ok yes , i was just cleaning the fans and i thought about it but its sealed and clean
i guess . this is one device i plan to keep with my next upgrade
i checked western digital and caviar black is still there latest product
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Old 02-14-2012, 07:22 PM   #4
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You never want to open up a hard drive. One speck of dust can damage or ruin it. For cleaning the outside I would just wet a rag, wring it out really well and then wipe it off ....or just blow it off with some compressed air.
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Old 02-15-2012, 04:40 AM   #5
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It's kinda of cool to open a bad one though, just to see what is inside.
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Old 02-15-2012, 08:35 AM   #6
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You never want to open up a hard drive. One speck of dust can damage or ruin it. For cleaning the outside I would just wet a rag, wring it out really well and then wipe it off ....or just blow it off with some compressed air.
This is true but if the speck of dust is big enough for you to see without a microscope then it's too big to do any damage. It's the microscopic particles that are floating around that are small enough to get caught between the head and the disk surface that are a problem.
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Old 02-15-2012, 10:00 AM   #7
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yes its sealed .. i dunno am acting kinda dumb these past 2 days sorry
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