Time to start to dismantle the drive...
You will notice from these photos that the drive can be dismantled quite
easily, for the types
of repairs that I will be carrying out great care and patience is needed to
ensure that the components
can be re-assembled afterwards
Click on any of the small images to get a larger photo
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Note the label is removed to allow access to fixing screws |
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The drive flipped over exposing the circuit board |
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Circuit board now removed |
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Protective pad now removed |
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Drive cover now removed exposing the platters |
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The platters seen close up |
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