[SOLVED] Ants in my hdd

[sqweeky]

Ryzen 5 5600G
Asus Tuf B450M plus II
Tuf teamgroup 3600 8x2
Msi Mag 550w 80+ Bronze
Tammuz ssd 240gb
Toshiba hdd 500gb
Tecware Forge M2
Id cooling 207 xt cpu cooler

Is it okay to try use it? they've barely started their campaign in my hdd. Took 8-10 ants out of it. I can trace their white thingy food also. But of course I cleaned it off. But I never tried to open my hdd. Will it okay to turn it on?

 

[Pimpom]

Never try to open an HDD yourself. An HDD that has not been tampered with will be hermetically sealed and those ants will have no way to get inside. Just brush or blow them off and you should be okay. Don't apply any pressure to the top while handling it.

 

[Colif]

don't open a hdd... it won't work again after you do.

I have to assume ants are in an area of the drive separated from platters, so drive should be fine.

 

[sqweeky]

Thank you so much.

 

[Krotow]

Usual ants can't pass platter/head enclosure filter neither they would want to do that (nothing edible inside). Your zoo seems made small nest between enclosure and circuit board. Blow them out with compressed air.

 

[Ralston18]

Agree with the other posts.

A couple of years ago after heavy rains and cool weather I discovered a nest of ants up under one of my power bricks. Nice, warm, and cozy.....

Just vacuumed up the ants, eggs, etc. and caulked a couple of wall cracks they were using to get inside the house.

Problem infestation ended.