Taking Apart a Hard Drive to See How It Works

Taking Apart a Hard Drive to See How It Works ... or "Fun with Hard Drives" Here we take apart a hard drive enough so you can see the moving parts, and then show how easy (and safe) is it to remove the inner disc to use in other projects. At the end, I show a much smaller "spinning" drive and a MUCH larger one from the 1990s. Nerdy comparison. Sorry for the camera angles. I need a better overhead system. Things mentioned: Harbor Freight magnetic tray https://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-magnetic-parts-holder-57464.html Torx Driver set - Intro quality https://amzn.to/3Dx9wqO Laptop repair tools Laptop Repair Tool Kit https://amzn.to/3DCrXei Magnet toy video - Making a "fishing" game for toddler. https://youtu.be/M4e-nlNz8Ys?si=hbh2z7ujj6kV1wQi Timeline - 00:00 Fun with Hard Drives - Taking them Apart 00:18 What we're up to today 01:29 Let's take it apart 04:34 Don't expect use the drive again 07:00 Seeing how it works inside 09:19 Power it up! 11:03 Finish take it apart 15:54 See my video on using magnet for toy 18:11 Let's look at a very small version 19:06 and now, a gargantuan version 21:58 Same technology, different size 23:16 Don't worry about taking apart a hard drive 23:54 Call to Action :-)