Marshalus Veteran Posted February 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2008 (edited) We pulled a bad drive apart at work this afternoon. It had a nasty rattle to it before we opened it, but we didn't expect this: Edit: Just in case you're wondering, the drive was a Quantum Fireball CR 8.4 AT Edited February 27, 2008 by Marshalus Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wow, thats one destroyed HDD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wow :| metal shavings everywhere ....but the question is.... will it blend? :shiftyninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoJD Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Slim chance of recovering the data from it, I'd guess. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Global Moderator Posted February 25, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2008 holy schnizzle... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimoose Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Nice :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmmay Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Holy crap..what did you do to that poor hard drive!! :cry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTIMPZ Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 That's pretty messed up! Just how bad was the noise it had been making? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Damn, that drive committed suicide pretty hard. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Bad, how old was that drive? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted February 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2008 Youch! That looks pretty damn bad :(. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashy Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 What the.... how? Why?... HOW!? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted February 25, 2008 MVC Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wow :| metal shavings everywhere....but the question is.... will it blend? :shiftyninja: Of course, it's not a Chuck Norris action figure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted February 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2008 What make was the HDD? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodrain Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 pr0n overload. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Veteran Posted February 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted February 25, 2008 Whoa, that's pretty nasty... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFlow Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Haha all the years of abuse. I mean also that noise must've been the same level as a saw slicing an iron bar in half... Haha Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wow! :| Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuudJacobs.NET Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The best way to hide for RIAA/MPAA so far :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEX4S Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 the thing is, it almost looks like it was opened before and not in a clean room - maybe some contaminents or even liquids got in there ?? I dunno - Im just trying to figure out how in the world something could get THAT FUBAR ! I guess this is another vote for SSD around the corner :) the 64 Gb MITRON is 2x as fast as a Raptor RAID 0 .... and no moving parts !!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Frothy Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 What brand was that Hard Disk? Was the PC even working with it? That is just totally nuts. OMG Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wow. Make sure you save the magnets; hard drive magnets are awesome. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy_tho Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 .... so I slapped everything back together, fired up Spinrite in Level 2. Three hours later, the computer booted and all data was recovered! :shiftyninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 .... so I slapped everything back together, fired up Spinrite in Level 2. Three hours later, the computer booted and all data was recovered! :shiftyninja: Bull..... sh**. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoneAvail Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Holy ****, did you dip that HDD in cow urine? lol... looks like the discs broke off when spinning... just like when CDs spin too fast they break. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/622101-worst-hard-drive-crash-ive-seen/#findComment-589232487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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