Today I finally got around to disassembling that hard drive in my room.
It was a Maxtor 8 Gb, still uses parallel ports.
![Hard disk without lid](https://sunapi386.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_01291-1024x768.jpg)
Here’s what it looks like after I opened:
It seems they have capacity for 4 disks, but only had 3 installed.
A video here demostrating its working condition.
Then there’s more photos:
![Disk platters](https://sunapi386.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_01331-1024x768.jpg)
![Drive arm](https://sunapi386.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_01361-1024x768.jpg)
All that’s left after disassembling is the milled aluminum casing – which is rather a work of art.
![Hard disk casing](https://sunapi386.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_01391-1024x768.jpg)
This is rather neat – I opened one of these before, but didn’t take apart the disks as well. It’s hard to find unique screwdrivers that’ll allow you to turn these screws.