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Inside a hard drive I just took apart I found a small container filled with little balls of something..?
The container is about one and a half centimeters long and about 3 mill wide and its filled with small metallic looking balls, can anyone tell me what exactly element they are and why they are there?
nah it had its own spot in the drive casing and is not silica gel, I know silica gel! haha
2 Answers
- zircaliumLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Are they on or near a part of the drive that rotates? If so, they are probably ball bearings, and are probably steel. Are they magnetic? If so, probably steel; if not, maybe silicon carbide.
- jerry758Lv 71 decade ago
Probably silica gel, in there as a drying agent to keep the humidity down and prevent corrosion. It is probably left over from when it was shipped and can be discarded.
