Bent HD Pins

[Oewyn]

Reciently bought a new HD, and when i recieved, it, i put it into the middle slot in an IDE ribbon: Big Mistake! After trying to remove it, the clip from the ribbon broke off!! I got the clip off the HD, but now several of the pins, mainly pins 39 and 40 are bent close to the bottom. I was wondering what common house-hold items you could use to straighten them out.

 

[PCcashCow]

Well for times like this I always have a bunch of dental picks and tools to work with bent pin, jumpers, and scrap sod way. But around the house you could use a safty pin, small sharp knife, or even a small nail. A paper clip might not be stong enough to ben back that pins. Just to be safe make yourself a staic band so you dont shor out anyting. Anything will do. Try taking bare speaker wire, wraping it around your wrist and attaching the other end to the case frame.

-Tim

It seems that every time I reboot my wallet get smaller.

 

[Arrow]

Be careful, as the next thing you know, the pin may become pushed into the drive or snap off...
Just a caution.

Rob
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