It’s been sounding like a dead fan bearing in the rack for a while, there’s really old machines in there. Turns out no! The drive did the screeching. I was stunned for a second when the noise stopped upon its removal.
Platter smoke. Don’t breathe this!
Save the magnets, lol.
Gotta feed the fridge 👍
I’ve taken apart most of my failed drives over the years. For laser pointer projects that never come to fruition.