[colug-432] Clunk

[jep200404 at columbus.rr.com]

Hi, 

On Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:22:15 -0500, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:

> The old HDD from my laptop finally made a very loud clunk. I had already 
> removed all the data off of it that I wanted. It's broken, so I can't 
> really break it now. Wondering what made the clunk sound. Thinking I 
> will take it apart to see if there is anything I can do to get it 
> running again. 

The dust it will get from opening it up will cause even more 
damage. I would go ahead an open it up to see what's inside 
and salvage parts. 

> Any suggestions as to what to look for?

Nifty neodymium magnets[1] and itty-bitty screws. 

Jim

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodymium#Magnets