Jackie, modding, or modifying cases and other computer components is a
hobby all it's own.
If you are asking if you can mod your drive the answer is yes. After
modding it may work for 10 secs or 10 years. For the most part people
that have done this have used drives that were headed south anyway so if
the experiment failed they had little to lose.
The drive from WD (third link down) with the window has been
manufactured in clean room conditions which would be difficult to
duplicate in your home workshop. If you look at the price ($350 for 150
GB) you can see that it's an expensive toy.
If you want to try it yourself I would start at Overclockers.com and
research drive modding.
You'll need some tools which you won't find at the 98 Cent Store too ??
All in all, it could be an expensive project no matter which route you
take. Buy or build........ that is the question ?
Let us know which route you take !
Have fun !
http://www.overclockers.com/tips821/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=modding+HDD+with+window
http://www.wdraptorx.com/index.asp?bhcp=1
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Jacqueline MacWhirter wrote:
I have kept this email I have a Maxtor Sata hard drive-- will this work I see this is from Western digital will it wipe it your windows? JackieMac
----- Original Message ----- *From:* Cuffy <mailto:cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:* computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:18 PM *Subject:* [CTS] HDD w/window
*OEM Hard Drive With Window* <http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot?m=2895> SJasperson writes "At last, you don't need to mess around with Dremel tools and Lexan (and destroy your valuable data) to get a clear window in your hard drive. Western Digital has releaseRaptor X 150GB SATAd the hard drive. 10,000 RPM, 4.6ms seek time, 16MB buffer, and, yes, a clear window so you can see what's going on inside. Made out of a special polycarbonate lens with an ESD-dissipative coating, the lens is designed to let case modders and their groupies see the drive platters and heads without sacrificing data integrity."
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