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Subject: Cleaning a Hard Disk ??
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Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 16:13:07 EST
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Hi.  
I have a ATASI hard disk drive (120 meg i think) that someone opened
because they thought it was dead.  (that is a long story - insurance paid
for the damaged drive - yes the person is a moron.)  
Anyways - from what i can gather the only problem was the brake became jammed.
I looked at the servo that controls this and freed it up.  There are no marks
on any platters and the heads move freely.  The only thing is how do i get it
dust free again.  
I have access to a laminar flow hood with a HEPA filter, 1 micron solvent filters
etc. so thats no problem.  The main question is should I rinse the whole drive
in freon (or another inert solvent) to get rid of dust and pack it up in the hood
or is it ok just to make sure the heads don't load, pack it up, power it on and
let the internal air filter clean things?
Please - any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
/leonard