Xbox 360 Slim Hard Drive Upgrade

hard drive

A high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit. Also called hard disk drive
A hard disk drive (hard disk, hard drive, HDD) is a non-volatile storage device for digital data. It features one or more rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a metal case. Data is encoded magnetically by read/write heads that float on a cushion of air above the platters.
Hard Drive is the debut album from York rock band The Sorry Kisses, which was released on April 28, 2008. The album has been created as an outlet for Hayley Hutchinson’s louder songs, which contrast with her usual acoustic style.
disk drive: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it

xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

upgrade

Raise (an employee) to a higher grade or rank
Raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components
ascent: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); “the car couldn’t make it up the rise”
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
rate higher; raise in value or esteem

slim

(of a person or their build) Gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly)
slender: small in quantity; “slender wages”; “a slim chance of winning”; “a small surplus”
(of a thing) Small in width and typically long and narrow in shape
reduce: take off weight
slender: being of delicate or slender build; “she was slender as a willow shoot is slender”- Frank Norris; “a slim girl with straight blonde hair”; “watched her slight figure cross the street”
(of a garment) Cut on slender lines; designed to make the wearer appear slim

Hard Drive (1/365)

So, I got bored tonight and decided it would be a great idea do disassemble a hard drive and take pictures of the pretty insides.

I also decided I wanted to try a 365 challenge, but we’ll see how long that lasts. A week maybe?

Looking at this image, I see it would be much stronger if it was stacked… I really need to learn to do that!

I also need to work on my flash technique. Hopefully starting a 365 challenge like this will help me not only practice, but get more creative.

Hard drive chip

This chip is inside a hard drive, on the side of the base of the arms. Those wires are going out to the heads.

Taken with my homeless camera lens, reversed in front of my camera.