View Full Version : Hard Drive Window...
Miguel
06-23-2002, 11:49 PM
Alright,
this is my first attempt at it.
I think it looks kickass. :)
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is it my stupid computer...or am i not seeing any pix? SPAM???
vee_ess
06-24-2002, 01:32 AM
No pics
Hey Miguel dude..post some pics or send some hyperlinks on here SPAMso that we can check em out man! SPAMThanks!
aoC_PRoZaK
06-26-2002, 06:01 PM
cool mod miguel, it is invisible too :o ;D
rhinocerology
06-30-2002, 08:22 PM
DAM IT!!!!!, i come in here hoping for too see something kewl and what do i see? nothing.....i'm saddened
looks like this Miguel dude has gone his seperate way! haha..well it doesnt look like were getting any pix here..so this thread is useless... :(
vee_ess
07-02-2002, 03:52 AM
Maybe if we email him or something requesting any pictures he might have. Just so we could see it...Who gonna ask? I could and cuz I have a good email address for it.
yeah sounds like a good idea vee_ess...but only do it if you want because by the look of the number of responses that he has had on this thread that he started...it doesnt look like he'll get back to you...or this thread...anytime SPAMsoon, but its always worth a try! SPAM;)
vee_ess
07-02-2002, 02:43 PM
Yes it is. I will e-mail him later today.
aoC_PRoZaK
07-02-2002, 07:33 PM
look up www.syphiliz.net . it's a friend's page and he did a very brutal hdd window mod
accurateimage
08-17-2002, 05:25 PM
Think I will wait for a manufacturer to produce one with a window :) that is an install for a clean room, not my bench or garage! Until then I am happy with my retro polished / semi chrome drive :P
Smoked1
08-17-2002, 09:36 PM
That's a pretty cool thing to have sitting on the shelf but for the most part i will be keeping my drives in tact for now. I could go for a clean room. It sure would be cool to have the cash to build one.
Jazzman
08-17-2002, 11:57 PM
Here is a pic of one i did ~ 3 months ago. it is a maxtor 8gigger, nothing special (i didn't care if I ruined it, i just wanted it to look cool) I had some extra plexi, etc. the cool part is, I expected it to not work ever again, and it works FINE!!!
All i did to ensure no dust was get a plastic grocery bag i dunked it in water a few times and hung it upside down to try to cleanse it some, then I opened the HDD upside down, put it immediately inside the bag (to try and prevent dust) I messed with the cover then (used hot glue to ensure airtight-ness on the window) , and then put it back on upside down.
The really crazy thing is it survived the whole ordeal I was even able to get the files off in windows from it, I did a surface scan and lo-and-behold, it survived even THAT!!! amazing, at the least.
Very cool at the best :)
Oh sorry for the crappy quality of pictures, my camera is a peice.
http://hardware.ui3.org/temp/drive2.jpg
http://hardware.ui3.org/temp/drive3.jpg
Oh i neglected to mention- the power leads go to a 5mm BL00 LED i installed to a 4pin molex :D
Smoked1
08-18-2002, 04:10 AM
Very nice. I wouldn't store any important data on it though
Jazzman
08-18-2002, 07:28 AM
me neither. i'm not counting on it to KEEP working really, i won't bet on it, thats for sure :-D but it was just amazing to me that joe schmoe (me) with a plastic bag and a little bit of time was able to crack a hdd open and put it back together and it still worked ! I always thought those things were incredibly sensetive but they supposedly are okay with forces like 80g's? amazing stuff, technology is.
Smoked1
08-18-2002, 01:40 PM
The only thing that scres me is that the reliability of the drive is toast. A piece of dust could just stay in there for a year without causing problems and then poof, your screwed
Jazzman
08-18-2002, 04:47 PM
agreed.
but it still LOOKS sweet
:)
Smoked1
08-18-2002, 04:54 PM
Very agreed. I would like to have one even if it was not functional. Hard drive manufactureres will start making them that way as more people talk about it. Happens all of the time. You will notice that as modders do things more and more they start showing up on major products. Blue LEDs for example.
accurateimage
08-18-2002, 05:28 PM
Thinking about pulling apart an old caviar gb drive hat has been sitting for a few years and try it and see if it still works after, I could care less if it breaks, so we will just have to see :)
Smoked1
08-18-2002, 05:50 PM
go for it dude!
accurateimage
08-18-2002, 07:27 PM
Will keep ya posted, hey also a thought, what about taking it apart in a autoshops paint room..?? Hehehe, there is barily a snitch of dust and the closest thing to a clean room I can think of that is widely avalable, I am sure they would not care if ya use it, or drop them a $20 spot fo rthe useage :)
Smoked1
08-18-2002, 08:06 PM
If it's for school they should be happy to see that someone is interested in technology and give you a pat on the back.
Jazzman
08-18-2002, 11:53 PM
smoked1- i have to agree with your outlook on mods coming more into mainstream consumer-pc's. My dad who is an average joe who knows basically nothing about pc's.
and HIS main buying point for buying a sony vaio over any other system was the blue led on the front.
*smacks head* i can't beleive I am his offspring. :rolleyes:
Smoked1
08-19-2002, 12:35 AM
LOL. Maybe modders should be compensated in some way. I mean, in a way we are setting new standards for computers in general.
accurateimage
08-19-2002, 04:22 AM
I wish man but it will never happen *LOL* just come up with an original idea and slap a patent on it or at least register the idea, so when the big guys come out with the idea sue there pants off and make them pay ya! hehe :)
Smoked1
08-19-2002, 10:05 AM
It's worth looking in to
Slammer
10-01-2002, 10:24 AM
I'm in the process of windowing a hd, but when i was making the window it got scrached. it took about four hours to make so I have to figure out how to get the scratches out.
As for it being dangerous to the HD, my dad just happens to be a chemist and has access to a clean room, so I'll just have him swap covers for me.
the HD is an old WD caviar, Its pretty common and i had a dead one laying around. So i took the cover off the old one, cut a hole in it and made a window out of plexi to fit. i'm waiting for some blue led's to finish it.
accurateimage
10-01-2002, 02:42 PM
How bad is the scratch..?? if it is tiny and thin take a butane torch very quickly over the scratched area, back and forth until it dissapears, I have polished quite a few peices of plexi in my day :D If it is very deep or very bumpy take around a 2000 grit to the intire surface and make it look foggy and make sure you go deep enough get ride of the scratches and again take a butane torch back and forth accross it and watch the scratches dissapear before your eyes :)
eviltechie
10-01-2002, 06:57 PM
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/howto/story/0,24330,3395385,00.html
Yoshi's way of doing it
with 2 videos from parts of the show
Slammer
10-04-2002, 12:27 PM
Hey, thanks for the tips..
When i finish it ill put pix on www21.brinkster.com/coolcase
CB-Byte
11-24-2002, 11:01 AM
look up www.syphiliz.net . it's a friend's page and he did a very brutal hdd window mod
:nod: Yup! the guy did a nice job that convinced me that I can do it too... Problem is I can't afford to waste my 15 GB Quantum HD if I fail. I should find a 1 or 4 GB HD and get nasty >:) .
CB-Byte
11-24-2002, 11:07 AM
look up www.syphiliz.net . it's a friend's page and he did a very brutal hdd window mod
:nod: Yup! the guy did a nice job that convinced me that I can do it too... Problem is I can't afford to waste my 15 GB Quantum HD if I fail. I should find a 1 or 4 GB HD and get nasty >:) .
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