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Very cool! Not being very technological myself, I always wondered how a hard drive works.
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That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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I suppose my tutorial for cleaning the hard drive should not have included the "dishwasher" step.
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I wonder where they ever got the idea that disk drives were waterproof?
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A round of applause for the hard-working HDD. Found this in another forum.
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq desktop OS Windows 7 x64 SP1 CPU Athlon II x2 215 Memory 4.0 GB Graphics Card(s) Onboard Sound Card Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD (nice) Monitor(s) Displays 24" Dell LCD Screen Resolution 1900 x 1200 Hard Drives 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB 7200 rpm PSU 430w Keyboard USB Mouse USB Internet Speed approx 10 Mbps
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