Old Winchester What can be done. What can be done from the dead hard drive? What we do with an old hard disk

If you have unnecessary, old, and maybe non-working hDD And, in addition, you like to engage in interesting nonsense, then you are at. Today we will look at another, except for the main, use of a hard disk. There is nothing sensible and useful in this, but I hope you will be interested.

What do you do with an old hard disk?

Hard disk during operation rotates with a mad speed. The process of working hard disk can be found in the article. What do you think it will be if the disc is promoting to a rabid speed and start walking through the white light? That is what our old hard disk. The following describes the process that precedes this fun.

Preparation of an old hard disk

To prepare an old hard disk for this event, you need to remove its cover and remove the hard disk head, with which information is read. If you do everything right, then the hard disk should look like this:

As you can see, pull out the magnetic disk itself is no longer a problem. It is this result that we need to achieve: a magnetic disk should be easily blinded with its mink, but this is not yet necessary to do. When the time comes, he will get away from there himself.

What do you do next?

After that, we need to connect the power to our old hard disk. Do it follows from the power supply of the computer. If you connect the power to the hard disk and supply electricity into the power supply, then our disk will start spinning. This we achieve. And now slowly lower the hard drive to the floor and start quietly tilting it so that the open side is approaching the floor. Somewhere in perpendicular position (plus minus a few degrees), the disc will be able to fly from its mink. You can help him in this. Here you make sure that the direction of rotation of the disk does not coincide with your location. As soon as the disk flies, he will die from the eye on the floor.

The principle is probably understandable. It is like toy cars whose wheels need to be charged with the inverse movement, after which they will pass far enough. Here the same: I charge our disk kinetic energy and descend it to the floor. Only unlike the toy typewriter, here you need to be a little careful. Since some hard drives can be unwound to 15,000 revolutions per minute, then you are something like a edged circle. Therefore, it is not necessary to put fragile subjects or close familiar on the way of following the old hard disk.

But it is not necessary to worry about security. The promoted disk runs perfectly right, so you can choose the trajectory yourself and not be afraid that it will not be done there. Some destructive action In relation to the floor and the wall (the only thing that in my case was not afraid to meet face to face with the disk) did not observe.

So you can make a new toy from the old hard disk.

Solid State SSD drives today have become sufficiently available.

For desktop computers users tend to acquire not too capacious SSDs, only under operating system and system programs. The owners of the same laptops usually have to be discarded for a large amount, after all, in addition to the OS and utilities, everything that has previously been placed on an old, spindle hard disk, and two separate drives, for OS and Data, can be installed in one laptop, should be placed. Manufacturers.

However, in this article we will discuss at all about SSD drives and their optimal choice. Few think about the second part of the question: what then to do with the disks that were "not deed"? Sell?

It seems that the majority of users thus improved their computers immediately decide on such a step, the price of used hard drives will fall so much that it is easier to give them, rather than getting some profit. In addition, often, in the case of upgrades, outdated IDE ports on new motherboards may simply be missing, which eliminates the possibility of connecting a hard disk with such a connector. This fact usually automatically turns it still, it would seem that the working device in the useless iron trash.

But what if you extend your life in the role of an external drive? Say, for storage backups Your particularly important working files or maybe home photos of the archive? Why buy a ready-made external drive, often quite expensive, if you can be superbly used existing ones?

To implement such a solution there are two options: an adapter that allows you to quickly connect and disable drives, with one or more interface types, as well as the purchase exterior Boxing With its own controller, which is rigidly fixed internal drive, turning into a full external.

Today there are several options for the first type and a plurality of the second. However, Agestar decided to make something special and thereby to win the users of their portion of attention and interest in their products.

In this review, four samples of the company's products are submitted at once, each of which has something special, distinguishing this particular gadget from any other analogues.

So, let's start with adapters-adapters.

Adapter for SATA drives Agestar Subp (USB - SATA)

The easiest I. convenient way without any docking stations, disassembling the case and even shutdown power, temporarily attach any hard drive with sATA interface to a computer. In this case, the adapter is perfectly suitable for both laptop drives of 2.5 inches format and to standard disks by 3.5 inches.

The list of his obvious advantages consists of two positions: compactness and low price. The gadget is really amazingly small and easily fit into the fist. On the other hand, it takes a power supply that is two times more adapter for its use. But for the power supply of the drive of the drive, a regular BP is easily suitable, which, for example, is used in today's routers and any other 12 volts nutrition devices and "plus" on the central pin of the connector. And nutrition and uSB cable You can shoot, and therefore they can be easily replaced.

A little bit upset by an extremely narrow "specialization" of the adapter - exclusively SATA-devices and work only at USB 2.0 speeds, but it is only 18 USD.

Universal Agestar Fubca adapter (USB - SATA + IDE)

This adapter is functionally very similar to many available today on the market, but it is only at first glance.

First, he knows how to "communicate" both with SATA devices and with IDE, and both form factor 3.5 "and 2.5". In addition, unlike all other similar adapters, Agestar Fubca is equipped with its own switch that allows you to correctly connect a drive or drive to connectors, and a USB plug in the corresponding port on motherboard And, even then, sue it. The risk will accidentally "knock out" contacts on electrical connectors comes down to zero.

If you install the FNET PCclone Ex Lite with a complete disk from the complete disk, it is possible to use a button reserve copyThat is located right on the adapter case.

Certain cunning is available with the power supply connected. The rear panel of the adapter has a Molex connector ("Dad"). Molex- "Mom" is located on the power supply cable that comes in the kit. In addition, a switching adapter cable is equipped with another "feed" "tail" with a USB connector.

So, when connecting SATA-disks 2.5 ", the power supply is not needed at all. The current current is that" comes "from two USB ports enough for it with a margin. For SATA storage facilities 3.5" or optical drives 5.25 ", cord from block Power is inserted into the Molex connector on the adapter. If you connect the IDE device, Molex from the power supply must be plugged into it.

Such is the tricky scheme, but the Agestar Fubca, in contrast to the overwhelming majority of all other similar adapters, is able to run and maintain hard work Disk in tandem with modern TVs due to additional USB nutrition ... It is only important that these two USB connector will have these two USB connectors or will have to buy more and appropriate BP for it. A good option for only 23 cu

If you decide to turn your hard disk with a completely independent device with a simple and convenient connection and in the same trip, you will need the appropriate box (it is Case), and the corresponding in all parameters, from the form factor of the interface connector and power, to Overall dimensions.

Unfortunately, find today cases for hard disks It is almost impossible with an outdated IDE, because for their operation, in modern conditions, you will have to be content with the adapter adapter described above.

As for the boxes, today to acquire outdated models with uSB interface 2.0, to put it mildly, unprofitable. The volumes of information that must be transferred increases, which means to waste time for long copying, say, a high resolution film, few people want. Solving the issue - USB 3.0 whose data rate is 10 (!) Times higher than the speed of the previous generation interface - nominally up to 5 Gb / seconds, today is already funny, 480 Mbps.

Another question is that modern cases for drives of different forms of a factor with the USB 3.0 interface are not so much on the market, in any case - in our firms and stores, and those that are, as a rule, are quite sensitive.

In this light, there are quite good options for selecting boxing for drives that have recently left the "subsoil" of your laptop, that is, the form factor 2.5 "may become aKS for Agestar 3B2O7 Black Drive

At its impressively affordable price - only 13 cu. This box is built quite competently. Designers provided in advance what kind of any, though passive, but the cooling system of the disk, it is one of the boxing panels.

The panel metal, quite effectively removes heat, which made it possible not to cut the ventilation holes in the case of the case, and therefore the drive, and the controller inside will not once again be dangerous to any contamination or fluid. However, for the transportation of boxing with the drive in its kit there is a pretty case, so that the said risk is slightly reduced.

In order not to make the boxing is a heavy, the second panel - the upper, the designers left plastic and covered for beauty with small cells. In addition to the cover in a set with Agestar 3UB2O7, there is also a screwdriver, so you can climb the drive almost in hiking conditions.

The further operation of the case is already quite traditional as a portable hard disk: connect, waiting for the initialization and enjoy the high read / write speed. In fact, it was really good, at the level of ready-made models of external drives with USB 3.0 interface.

Boxing for Hard Drive Agestar 3ub3a8 Black

Another boxing, priced almost twice as expensive than the previous one (24 cu), but more massive and with additional accessories included.

This case is designed for 3.5 "with the SATA form factor" with the SATA interface and, taking into account its dimensions, is appropriate for the stationary installation rather than for mobile use. In addition, the built-in power supply is not here, and therefore, together with the disk itself, it would have to carry him everywhere at the same time.

Here in the kit there is even a special stand, due to which the hard disk can be turned into a pretty object of the interior, as the upper metal box of the box is decorated with a large silver pattern in the form of a Chinese dragon. When the case is installed on the stand, the picture takes a vertical position and therefore appears in front of you in all its glory.

Passive cooling, despite the presence of a large metal plate from the design of the housing, is implemented in the form of small holes made along the lower edge of the plastic base. Holes work, of course, not as effective as the fans inside the computer case, but strong or, even more so - the fatal overheating of the drive during the active load was noted. As in the previous case, the kit includes a screwdriver and the entire necessary set of fasteners.And, again, as in the previous case, the case is equipped with a USB 3.0 interface because with the speed of reading / writing data to the hard disk does not occur any questions.

In this publication, consider what you can make using unnecessary old hard disk.

Neodymium magnets in the computer

First you need to unscrew several screws that are attached to the parts of the case. Under the lid we see a neodymium magnet. In hard drives, very powerful magnets are used that are capable of lifting weight 1300 times more of their own.

On all modern drives there are always two limiters of the magnetic head unit and, respectively, 2 neodymium magnets. To remove the 2 magnet, you need to unscrew another screw and remove it along with the holder or unscrew the block of magnetic heads, and then pushing the screwdriver.

The use of neodymium magnets is almost limitless. For clamps and locks, toys and entertainment, cleaning motor and transmission oil, searching for treasures and lost iron objects under water, manufacture of engines and generators, restoring the magnetic properties of other magnets and much more.

Mini emery from hard disk

To do this, you first need to transfer the size of the disk to the sandpaper, it is convenient to do with a circulation. You should use a shallow grain sandpaper to do not particularly overload the engine. So, cut out the outer diameter with scissors and the inner stationery knife.

Printed sandpaper where you can with glue. But in order to do not wait for the drying of the glue for a long time and so that it can be easily changed with sandpaper, you can use two-way scotch.

Newspaper is ready. We connect it to the connector from the computer unit and use it. With its small dimensions, such an empty machine is quite powerful. Its power is enough for sharpening screwdrivers, pencils, chisels and curly cutting knives.

How to eliminate pc noise

Often old computer cases are very noisy. One of the reasons for this problem is the direct fastening of the hard disk to the PC housing. When reading information, the disk develops huge speeds and, accordingly, a small vibration appears, which is transmitted to the entire computer case. A small factory defect, bad soldering or not twisted to the end of the cable in the case of the case will always remind you of it.

To eliminate this problem, we will need only cut 4 rubber strips. It can be old cycling chambers, blown baby balls or a piece of silicone car rug. We screw the ribbons to the hard disk and secure it to a new place just below the DVD-ROM or even instead.

In general, the excellent result is obtained, since all vibrations are absorbed by rubber bands. Also, this device can be called antishok. If you are inappropriately hit by a PC foot, it will not affect the hard disk.

If you have broken a hard disk and not restore it - how in a joke, you can get an ashtray, a mirror and magnet from it :) In fact, you can get much more, and I will tell you now how to do it and what is there Interesting.
If you do not have a defective hard disk (hard drive) - do not be discouraged, refer to computer-to-computer, prusted to friends, or in any service center computer equipment, they definitely have to have such copies (usually in workshops men too lazy to throw away the old trash). The "older" disk, the better: before the material and all sorts of things did not regret.

For the master class, I took three things (for a long time spent) to show the possible differences (although they are usually all different, never guess that under the lid this time) besides the most hard disk, we need screwdrivers (minimal - cross and flat (" + "and" - "), the maximum is a set of screwdrivers as in the photo in the upper left corner, namely nozzle-hexagonal asterisk).

This photo shows that there are different thickness. Better (if there is a choice) Take it thoroughly, there may be a bonus: not one, but even two or three mirrors! Plus still all sorts of things.

If the "screws" (the Zagonnaya name of the Winchester) will be such (such a company), then you will be easier, you will need only cross and straight screwdrivers, they usually have in every home. I do not know how where, but all the hard drives of this company came across the crusades ...

Here is such

We are promoting the bolts, and take a flat screwdriver (as a lever, so it's better to pouch)

We put a screwdriver under the cover and turning slightly to it, pass around the perimeter. The lid is usually glued to something similar to silicone, so the simple pressing of the lever works badly, the more you can break something inside with a sharp movement.

Does not work? Does something interfere with open? Still would! Manufacturers are not a fool :) There are always one or two. And then the three hidden bolts under the stickers :) Spend the screwdriver and you will find snaps that the same straight screwdriver is easy to droop. That's where I was hidden :)
And also the advice: when unscrewing the bolts, you do not need to do it in turn, you need to loosen on the half-turn or turnover and only then unscrew them to the end, otherwise it may turn out that one or two of the latter are not unscrewed due to the skew of the lid. Even important: when the bolt does not want to unscrew, you do not need to turn it with it - so you can comb or screwdriver, or a hole. You need to almost all weighing the product perpendicular to the product, and so by clicking, it's easy to try to turn it easier. The stronger the pressure, the better. I still unscrewed the attachments that my husband could not unscrew \u003d) here the main technology and accuracy, and not the power \u003d) Although the strength is still needed if the hand is tired better come to the point in a couple of hours when the hand rests.

So, we did everything. And what beauty inside the lid! All shines :)
Someone will decide that beauty is needed to admire it and leaves everything as it is, but I am a greyhound :) Therefore, I deal next.

Now you need to promote the upper elements in turn. It is better to start with a magnet and "barbed stuff." And as a warning - when promoting use the method described by me above, as in the middle is usually all fastened very hard and you can spoil the whole thing.

After the magnet is unscrew (sometimes, by the way, it is not screwed at all, but simply fixes on the protrusions in the housing), remove everything with the same screwdriver-lever the upper part magnet, it is very careful, it can be brightened and repeat your fingers back. Bottom part magnet (more often it is not a magnet, but just a piece of iron) can also be screwed, and maybe it's just easy to get after the magnet extraction

Now it came to the mirror. There are many difficulties here:
The first - the element rotates and you need to keep it tight and pumped down to unscrew all the bolts.
The second - the mirror is very easy to scratch a screwdriver, and then these scratches will not please at all
And the third - according to the law of meanness, how do not follow the rules that I described above - the last bolt is always tightly tightened ... It is already necessary to tinker, rest and tinker again (after all, to unscrew the first and second reason you need carefully)
But the result of greed is always alone: \u200b\u200bafter all, everything is spinning and getting very interesting and beautiful things: in the photo of a ring with holes ...

The mirror itself (here you need to rejoice and clap your hands - especially if the mirrors are somewhat)
By the way, now you understand why this name is "Hard Disk"?
The disc should be taken carefully, moving the thing to the right (I call it a mouse, why - I will explain later)

When all the mirror was removed and the joy was calming, you can unscrew the motor (located under the disk) and the "mouse". "Mouse" can just be filmed from the base up, and may be screwed.

i do not know, it may still have a bad photo, but in this circle in the middle there is a deepening. Lucky if besides the depression there is a transverse gap - it means you can unscrew this cylinder to the usual direct screwdriver. I was not lucky - and therefore we look closely to the deepening, or rather to its form. I have it a hexagon - it means I take it from a set of screwdrivers (there is still a set of keys - men should know) approximately suitable in size and wag.

Well! Only now I realized that I didn't do this photo: ((but I think, if you look at the other photos (and especially figure it out), you will understand why so. When the cylinder is removed, it turns out something like "Glazik "Mouses. And the sharp end is her nose. In some old hard drives, colored wiring was used, and when I broke the cable" barbed stuff "from the mouse - on her tip of the nose sticking out cool wires-detergents :) Therefore, the" mouse "

Let's go back to our proceedings. That's what we did in the end. This thing can be used in different ways: as a hammer :), like an ashtray (Tolko, you have to fasten the motor and smell holes in place) And you can still somehow, I think with the use of problems you should not have any problems.
But first you need to turn around and unscrew something no less valuable for us.

We unscrew 4-5 bolts (I think the intermediate photo is not needed) - and about the miracle! In addition to a cool scheme (from which, if necessary, you can smoke the microcircuit, or use it as an independently decoration) there is also a miracle porolonka. Miracle, think that it is unique in density, softness, etc. This is from her I did pupils for your felon dragon, but you can cut anything! It happens the porolonka on the one hand the film is saved, and it happens without it. If the Winchester is sooo old - there is a uninteresting porolonka, and most often burnt in some place.

Here are our rich :)
By the way, maybe you will tell you a fantasy, what can be done from the bolts? I have them already accumulated them, different sizes and colors ... Maybe you will tell you a fantasy? :)

Below I also give photos of possible analysis options on the example of other hard drives

A piece of metal needs to just pry and cut off from all sides, glue, glue, to AK you remember, by type of silicone and it stretches. The main thing is not to drive

For me, this time the next surprise was supposed - a metal ring under the lid. At first I thought it was a magnet and was delighted, but the magnet effect created a very chain glue.

You can disconnect the circuit and immediately, before the disassembly of the entire "screw". Especially when it is attached to such a train, which can be accidentally breaking if you do the opposite.
The train is easily supervised, it is enough to pull for it.

Here, I said about this advantage when I pointed to the thickness of the hard disk. Here the upper cover turned out to be very roomy, and there are only two holes in it (they can either be sealed, or screw the same bolts), it is an ideal ashtray :) or a container for small items .. waves.

And just for those who love to see the site in search of an interesting and useful. As usual in our time, old things are utilized in the most in conventional methodThis will release on landfills, but sometimes it happens that from the subject that has failed or losing its basic qualities can be collected something useful, in other words to give a second life. In this self-made, the author shares with us the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a vacuum cleaner from a hard disk, which is not able to work as a drive due to the large operational period.

In order to collect the vacuum cleaner with your own hands, we Need:
* Hard disk from a computer that is not capable of functioning normally as a drive or simply unnecessary.
* Plastic ribbon.
* Glue "Secund".
* Metal hacksaw blade.
* Tight cardboard or thin plywood.
* Insulating tape.
* Thermopystoletole.
* Filter, which can serve as an unnecessary stocking, tights or socks.

After all the components are available, you can start making a vacuum cleaner.
The first step will be the disassembly of the hard disk and the release of it from the unnecessary parts that we will not need,
be careful when disassembling, since many elements are glued to durable glue and can be broken when drunk.

When only the engine and the disk itself remain in our hard disk, then we turn to the gluing blades that it will be like an impeller. With glue "second" should also be shown cautionSince the time of drying is a moment.

After that, we need to make a hole in the lid for supplying air and its exit from the system, we make it using a metal pink.

Now it is necessary to make an air duct from dense cardboard, as the author did.

Heat the gun with a thermoclaster and glue the air duct to the lid of our disk, for convenience of glue it at an angle.

A place on the reverse side where the air will go out should have a filter, or will fly the garbage to the outside, for this you can use stocking or sock.

In order to complete the homemake, it is necessary to fix our filter using the isol and connect the computer power supply, if it is used separately, it is necessary to close the green wire with a black, simulating the power button on the computer.