Open the cover

Important data is jammed Some of the HDD. In addition, we also use a special little screw so that it does not open easily because it is very precise. If you look at the first photo, it looks as if stopped by a six screws, but one screw comes out anymore and peel off the seal. This is also, or would measures for preventing the degradation.
Remove the screws and tried to open the cover, but it does not open it firmly. Open forced to put a flathead screwdriver into the gap.
If you look at the middle side of the cover removed, there is a packing around, this seems to have been in close contact.
Contents that have been opened is a picture of the fourth piece. You can see the head and the disk of shiny (platter), read the data. It is a surprisingly simple structure.

HDD that removed from the body	The screw also under seal	Cover that removed
The contents of the HDD

Removing the magnetic head

I will remove the magnetic head. Head's based on the idea that Ku move through insertion at the magnet from above and below the coil.
The first is the upper magnet, but we have stopped at one screw. It's easy to take the screw, but the magnet is so strong, it is hard to remove's in the magnetic force. Grasp with pliers because it is dangerous to work with bare hands.
One screw, head also stopped by a single screw mounting also part of the wiring connected again. I will take off easily. There is a connector as shown in the picture 5th If you look at the parts back that were removed. You can see that it is attached to the base of the back in the next photo.
Lower magnet is also one screw in the same way. Decomposition of the head is complete and if you take this.

Upper magnet	Head drive coil	Head that was removed
Back connector	Head after removal	Lower magnet
The only remaining disk

Magnet taken out here is very powerful called the neodymium magnet. I became famous in the recent issue of rare metals. Please see the video of this place or how powerful.

Removing the board on the back

There is a board and a connector that was connected to the power supply and motherboard of the personal computer in the backside. This will also take the board by removing the screws without any particularly difficult. Hole I have and love take the substrate as shown in the photograph of the second piece. It is a hole for the connector that was attached to the back of the head portion.

HDD back	After removal	Removed board

Removing the disk

I remove the disk on which data is recorded at the end. There were six screws.

Fixed with 6 screws	Completion