"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> "Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>
>
> Hmm.  I take _everything_ apart, and I'd say that 90% of the time it's bad
> contacts.

Taking things apart is my usual modus operandi as well; but a hard drive seems
like a Rolex watch to me-- finicky, full of tiny mysterious precision parts,
etc. (Not that I own a Rolex!) But now that you mention it: The HD data-recovery
companies I've researched all say this on their websites, in one form or
another: "WE have a dust-free *clean room* for fixing your HD. That's better
than taking it apart yourself." Well, my first thought was: "People actually
take apart their own HDs themselves and fix them??!" I've never been bold enough
to attempt it... but the thought intriques me. (I do understand the 'dust-free
environment' warning, but maybe its been a bit overhyped? After all, those
companies are in the business of selling a service-- while making sure we are
SCARED to attempt it on our own workbenches.)
>
> ....and the
> > pumps...
>
> I'm not sure where you're going with that, but it sounds NSFW....
>
No, not that kind of pumps, the other kind of pumps! REFRIGERATION pumps! ;-P

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