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4.5. Check the height of the platters

When the bearing replacement is done (

step 34.

) check the height of the platters by

checking the distance between the platters and the spacers. Rotate the platters and check if
they are passing close to the spacers or touch them in some position.

If the platters are too close to the spacers or touch them, they should be lifted (if

they are too low), or lowered (if they are too high).

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Page 1: ...3 11 000 Belgrade Serbia phone 381 11 361 43 43 www hddsurgery com support hddsurgery com Tools for data recovery experts Tools for data recovery experts Guide for using HddSurgery tool HDDS Spindle Replacement Tool Seagate 7200 10 11 ...

Page 2: ...nt hard drive page 9 Placing the patient drive on the tool page 10 Pushing out the bearing from a patient hard drive page 14 Using the puller page 15 Placing the donor bearing in a patient hard drive page 16 Dismounting patient hard drive from the tool page 18 4 Appendix page 20 4 1 Check the patient heads page 21 4 2 Use longer screws page 22 4 3 Tighten the hard drive casing page 23 4 4 Clean th...

Page 3: ... idea behind HddSurgeryTM tools was to make sure that the process of data recovery from damaged hard drives goes with no errors With some basic procedures and short training it is possible to let junior data recovery technicians handle complex tasks With the development of these tools we are trying to eliminate the element of luck that usually accompanies the process of data recovery Experienced d...

Page 4: ...f the platter carrier That is why platter fixation lid needs to keep synchronization at all times Many of new hard drives also have spacers between the platters made of metal or plastic In process of platter transplantation you must move these spacers along with the platters and make sure that they don t touch each other If these spacers touch the platters they could damage them and make data reco...

Page 5: ...e Serbia phone 381 11 361 43 43 www hddsurgery com support hddsurgery com Tools for data recovery experts Parts of the tool Spindle pushing screw Bottom cylinder Platter holder Clamping nut The puller Cocoon Piston Needle screw Upper cylinder Needle ...

Page 6: ...ong with spacers between the platters This means to remove all internal parts of the hard drive except the platter carrier the hat and the bearing on which it stands 2 When the hard drive is prepared in this way place it in the tool so that the bottom hole of the tool is precisely under the bottom side of the hard drive spindle To place the drive correctly use the needle on the upper side of the t...

Page 7: ... screw is not long enough to push out the bearing completely we must use the piston 6 Remove the spindle pushing screw place the piston inside the bottom cylinder and then screw the spindle pushing screw again to push out the bearing completely Pushing out the bearing from hard drive casing After pushing out the bearing it comes out along with the platter carrier the hat 7 Turn the tool upside dow...

Page 8: ...ade Serbia phone 381 11 361 43 43 www hddsurgery com support hddsurgery com Tools for data recovery experts 9 Screw the needle screw to push out the bearing from the hat After this the donor bearing is extracted and prepared The whole donor bearing ...

Page 9: ...th the screws previously removed from the original lid 12 Remove 4 screws from the platter fixation lid that s holding the platters in place Be sure to remove screws two by two from opposite sides so that the two screws on the opposite sides remain 13 Use 4 screws previously removed to screw the platter holder to the platter fixation lid Make sure to screw these screws tightly because these screws...

Page 10: ...e patient drive on the tool so that the platter holder coincides with the upper cylinder of the tool The needle in the upper cylinder must also coincide with the central hole in the platter holder Screwing the upper cylinder 15 Pull the needle all the way up unscrew the needle screw and then screw the upper cylinder by hand until it touches the platter holder Affixing the upper cylinder to the pla...

Page 11: ...he hard drive using 6 butterfly screws on the sides of the tool Tighten 2 butterfly screws in the middle first Screwing the butterfly screws 18 When the upper cylinder and the platter holder are firmly attached make sure that the cylinder doesn t move anymore Do this by screwing the clamping nut by hand on the upper cylinder until it touches the ramp At this position tighten the screw on the clamp...

Page 12: ...ly attached to the tool from the upper side turn the tool upside down and screw the bottom cylinder until it touches the bottom side of hard drive Screwing the bottom cylinder 20 Screw the clamping nut on the bottom cylinder until it touches bottom side of the tool Tighten the screw on the clamping nut Place another clamping nut on the cylinder also Affixing the clamping nut on the bottom cylinder...

Page 13: ...screw 22 Unscrew the second clamping nut that was previously placed on the bottom cylinder until it hits the spindle pushing screw At this point tighten the screw on this clamping nut to fix it in that place These two clamping nuts on the bottom cylinder mark the position of the bearing and they must stay in place where they are fixed until we finish the whole process of bearing replacement Markin...

Page 14: ...g out the bearing from a patient hard drive 24 Use the needle screw on the upper cylinder to push out the bearing from a patent hard drive Turn the needle screw slowly Screwing the needle screw In most of the cases only the spindle comes out and not the whole bearing If only the spindle comes out use the puller to pull out the bearing casing Spindle The puller ...

Page 15: ...the bottom hole on the tool Push the puller all the way through Placing the puller in the bearing casing The puller with bearing casing c Screw the needle screw again but slowly by hand The needle will start pushing the puller until it gets to its position and starts gripping the bearing casing d When the puller had gripped the bearing casing screw the bottom cylinder again and then screw the need...

Page 16: ...aring in the bottom cylinder 26 Screw the bottom cylinder with cocoon and bearing by hand to ensure that the bearing goes straight Push the bearing this way until the cocoon hits the bottom of the hard drive When this happens unscrew the bottom cylinder and remove the cocoon from it Screwing the bottom cylinder with cocoon and bearing 27 If the cocoon stays on the bearing use the screw to remove i...

Page 17: ...cylinder again without the cocoon until it hits the bottom of the tool with its fixed clamping nut 30 Screw the spindle pushing screw to push the bearing to its place Screw this screw until it hits the clamping nut that marks the height of the previously removed bearing This way we will place the donor bearing at the same position where the patient bearing was Placing the donor bearing in a patien...

Page 18: ...g patient hard drive from the tool 31 Wait some time needed for the glue to affix the bearing to the hard drive casing and then remove the spindle pushing screw and remove the bottom cylinder Removing the bottom cylinder 32 Turn the tool upside down and unscrew the screws connecting the upper cylinder with the platter holder Removing the screws from platter holder ...

Page 19: ...ull out the hard drive from the tool unscrew the 4 screws holding the platter holder and remove the platter holder Screw those 4 screws back in place Place the lid back on the hard drive and start cloning the drive For a more detailed instruction on how to use this tool check the video guide and animation which can be found on our website You can find more information about this tool and many othe...

Page 20: ...fter 3 years of intensive use and a large number of successful spindle replacements we have decided to present you some additional guidelines in using the Spindle Replacement Tool These additional guidelines are based on our experience with spindle replacement so far and they represent some best practices which should help achieve a success rate that is close to 100 ...

Page 21: ... preparing the patient hard drive after step 10 in the manual before starting the spindle replacement procedure take its heads out and check them for dirt and damage Heads should be checked for physical damage and for dirt under the microscope If heads are damaged or dirty they should be replaced Either way leave the heads out during the bearing replacement and put them back afterwards ...

Page 22: ...preparing the patient hard drive step 13 instead of using the screws previously removed use longer screws to mount the platter holder Longer screws shown left on the picture will ensure a tighter connection between the platter holder and the platter carrier These longer screws could be easily found in Maxtor DiamondMax 9 and 10 hard drives the ones holding the head connector in them ...

Page 23: ...g We have noticed that some hard drive casings are not lying perfectly flat on a flat surface Because of this when tightening the hard drive casing step 17 tighten only the middle two screws firmly screws 1 and 2 on the picture Rest of the butterfly screws screws 3 4 5 and 6 should only be tightened until the case fastener touches the hard drive casing as shown in part C of the picture ...

Page 24: ...ools for data recovery experts 4 4 Clean the donor bearing When the donor bearing is extracted step 9 it still has traces of glue on it This is the factory glue that was used to affix the bearing to the hard drive case Be sure to clean the traces of glue on the donor bearing before placing it in a patient hard drive step 25 ...

Page 25: ... platters When the bearing replacement is done step 34 check the height of the platters by checking the distance between the platters and the spacers Rotate the platters and check if they are passing close to the spacers or touch them in some position If the platters are too close to the spacers or touch them they should be lifted if they are too low or lowered if they are too high ...

Page 26: ...st hold it in the same position This will assure that the spindle stays in place while the platter carrier the hat gets lifted Since usually only slight adjustments are needed a quarter of turn 1 4 should be enough to lift the platters from the spacers 4 6 2 Lowering the platters Screw the bottom cylinder until it touches the hard drive from the bottom same as in step 19 After this screw the spind...

Page 27: ...ench will keep them steady and help them stabilize When the hard drive is plugged in it will usually click for a while until it calibrates If you are using the PC3000 UDMA kit let the drive calibrate start the Seagate utility and then use the Edit HDD ID option which can be found in Tests Service information Work with service area In the Edit HDD ID window uncheck all the checkboxes except the Dis...

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