Homemade Maxtor 20GB Hard Drive Solenoid Engine

[tasos853]

GET A LIFE

[rdeb1210]

is it a 5200rpm or ar 7200rpm??

[30GB]

@rdeb1210 7200rpm rofl

[CoolHatMan100]

Where can I get a solenoid? Like from various house hold appliences? The one I bought dousnt have enough power to even put the flywheel around on revolution!

[30GB]

@CoolHatMan100 how big is it? try putting more power

[c0rrupts3ct0r555]

cool video cool project... and yeah maxtor sucks thats a slimline one and those fail just like the diamondcrashes....

[30GB]

you sure? i got a 30gb slimline for 5 years now and im still using it as a main drive lol

[Nexarianz]

@30GB Then trust me bro, you are one of the lucky few.

[lyciferakos]

Looks like new

[cheetawolf]

i know, do that to an hdd that works and see if it can load windows LOL

[Messerschmitt262a2a]

lol would be funny if the hard drive would read/write while its powered like that

[gsharpshooter80]

well i justb ought a maxtor 1tb for 150 on black friday and came with a yr warranty on the box so i took it if it breaks oh well all hdd and technology die sometime

[aPersonOnYouToob]

Once again, way cool

[maxtornogood]

Glad you made something out of nothing. Looks neat ;).

Solenoid - Something.

Dead Maxtor 20GB - Absolutely nothing.

Sorry about your Maxtor. May wanna aim for something more reliable ;). A hard drive should be able to handle everything you throw at it, including 24/7 downloading :)