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Does unscrewing and slightly opening a hard drive cover break it? And if so how do i fix this problem?

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No it doesn't, but it's not recommended.

 

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Well i painted the hard drive cover might that have broken my hard drive?

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I only painted the top part

 

It's not recommended to open them first for debris and dust and to reinstall you need to torque the screws back down to proper factory specifications.

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Every time i turn on the hard drive it makes some mechanical noises then makes a beep and when it trues to boot up it says no bootable drive selected

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It does actually break the hard drive. Even tightening or loosening the screws a little can warp the chassis of a hdd so much that the readwrite head no longer has a clue what it's looking at. The proper way to do it is to look up the required torque in the manufacturer's specs, set a torque screwdriver to exactly that torque and only tighten them as much as that screwdriver will let you. If you don't have a torque screwdriver you'll have to buy one because it's too difficult to judge by hand.

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Do i just tighten the screws as hard as possible?

 

No do not do that it requires a torque wrench and the proper amount of torque specified by the manufacturer. This is what I'm talking about:

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I already did it... And im not getting that clicking noise when it starts up...

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And where do i find the torque settings?

 

That's going to be the hard part, try searching online for that specific drive it should be out there somewhere, most manufacturers don't say this stuff since a drive isn't suppose to be opened. Once you find it get a torque wrench and tighten it down to the correct amount.

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If i already tightened them as hard as possible does that make permanent damage or no?

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If i already tightened them as hard as possible does that make permanent damage or no?

 

Hard to say but to be safe don't use it anymore until you get it properly torqued down.

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No other way around it. your drive is dead and it seems unlikely to be able to get it repaired.

 

There's a reason manufacturers advise against opening drives in the first place

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Another FINE example of the OP marking their answer as the best answer. NO SHAME!

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Didnt work...

 

Yeah not much that can be done at this point. If you want to color your drive I suggest hard drive covers or directly painting the cover without taking anything off but if you do that be sure to cove any vent ports.

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Well this was one of the most stupidest OP's i've ever seen before.

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I did i only loosened the bolts so i can maske the drive a bit better than i screwed then back on and then i painted the cover.. And btw didt touch anything inside the drive

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