Hard Disk Left On A Roof For 5 YEARS! What Happened?

Back in 2015 I put a 2.5" laptop hard disk on a roof to see what would happen. I forgot about it for A LONGTIME. Now, let's see what 5 years of rain, scorching sun and everything in between will do! #Wrecked #Laptop #Harddisk
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[@psivewri]

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[@Jude__09]

Okay, love ur vids

[@Vuknovic_04]

Love u

[@drent3969]

Im broke 😔

[@farhansuleman2119]

Unfortunately I Can't Afford It ☹️

[@kruegersix]

Just needed some eucalyptus oil and it would be brand new.

[@liamz536]

And methylated spirits

[@fernandox7511]

That's exactly what I was thinking. did you know psivewri snorts eucalyptus oli

[@adamoskyjonathon1132]

@@fernandox7511 bathes

[@MSNWindows7]

He didn’t get his weekly fix! That’s not good

[@thatvirtualguy7731]

@@fernandox7511 why did i laugh so hard at this

[@Pendleton115]

Hard Drives aren’t actually Airtight, they have a small access hole (Marked Do Not Cover) to let air in and out when the Disk Spins, there’s a filter on it. But I’d imagine it would let moisture in over time if you’ve left the drive in the Rain.

[@alext3811]

I believe that some of the newest, highest capacity drives are helium filled (some of HGST's 10TB drives come to mind). However, 99% of hard drives that you find will have an breathing hole, and are not sealed.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

I've seen that on the HDD label before!

[@RedShift5]

The hole is not there to let in air in and out when it's spinning, it's there to equalize the pressure between the inside and the outside of the drive.

[@Our_Tube]

there is possibility for water to get in through the Screws

[@RedShift5]

@Owennn yes, but it has nothing to do with the spinning of the disk

[@JayTG123]

Psivewri's Neighbours: WTF! Is that a hard drive on his roof? haha!!

[@kzed]

More like: What is that metal thing on nathan’s roof? it’s been there forever!

[@gp3328]

He's the one laughing when he makes bank on the video.

[@oopsmyuniversecrashed4578]

I saw the title and was like Dafuq?

[@Karmy.]

Kerplunk is awesome

[@rsxking2004]

You're so cool wow!

[@oopsmyuniversecrashed4578]

@@Karmy. Yes more people who recognize it

[@Sykora171]

Pretty neat video! All hard drives have a small breather hole on it somewhere, That’s probably how the moisture made it’s way in!

[@psivewri]

Thanks for the info! I wasn't aware of this 🙂

[@hamzamalik221]

Thanks For The Information I didn't know that ❤

[@doug834]

Really interesting experiment, definitely something I never would have thought of doing.

[@mrpeebs]

I through my dads old Nokia on my roof sometime in 2016 and it’s still up there and we moved a year ago lol

[@psivewri]

I never intended on leaving it up there for so long. I actually forgot I put it up there 😅

[@ghoshrajorshi2007]

@@mrpeebs my dad had a old dellinspiron 9200 similar to psivewris one i rekt it by playing too much dev hunter and minecraft

[@Harryd06]

@@mrpeebs lol nice story

[@jeyendeoso]

Walter White: Pizza on the roof Psivewri: HD on the roof

[@haseenabadshah5381]

69 likes lmao

[@rhaib]

*hdd

[@cheesythegamer9771]

Imagine Psivewri remembering he left a hard drive on his roof.

[@voxeltek6624]

well he did forget lol

[@liukang3545]

@c6amp XD

[@pleaseboi3410]

It definitely looks like its went on a roof for 5 years

[@603Madison]

What I really want to see is someone put working drive on a roof for 5 years, then send it to Drivesavers or something to see if they can pull the data off.

[@drent3969]

Mmm

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Drent Draws Heh i swear

[@edgarkoterle]

Probably yes, if platterns still have magnetic field with stored data (probably they have).

[@greg70]

Now do this for another 5 years but with a SSD

[@kimballmatusek6029]

Yes.

[@kimballmatusek6029]

Who will win

[@Sheovion]

the first rain would damage the SSD, water and circuits are not good friends

[@fabian6514.cr3]

ET Da Deep Web well, water is only damaging for circuits when it’s powered on

[@Sheovion]

@@fabian6514.cr3 oxidation

[@falcy2889]

Ebay: Pretty much mint conditions Some scratches from normal use

[@NoName-mg2yj]

Hard drives usually have air vents in the casing (usually labeled "do not cover"). Its only helium drives that are air tight.

[@georgesenda1952]

Hard drive on the roof coming soon the new Australian hit musical!

[@SebisRandomTech]

*TRADITIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON, TRADITION!*

[@britsluver]

lol

[@vec1850]

just casually leaving your hard drive on the roof for 5 years...

[@HafiyyanRG]

And make video about it...

[@TwoGamingNL]

Never thought a video where someone takes a good look a hard drive they left on their roof would've been this much fun to watch. It was defenitely interesting to see how bad the damage was to that hard drive after all this time, and it makes me wanna see more of these kinda videos from you. Restoring computers is great and all, but sometimes, something like this is very refreshing, interesting, and alot of fun. Keep up the good work, and I'm very curious to see what this old computer would be you were talking about

[@gothickah0]

This time your vid is more casual. Love it.

[@FSM_Reviews]

4:44. Well, that was out of nowhere.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I am not surprised by what you found. Water has a way to get into the most tight of places. Good work remembering you had put the drive there. I would have forgotten, left the residence and then someone else would have found it. They then would make a video about a random drive on their roof.(:

[@windows4223]

I'm so excited for next week video;)

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

If you take a closer look at all hard drives, there is always a lil breathing hole in em, that is how the water got in man! Nice video btw :p

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Omg, I really want to be a member of this channel!❤

[@Abhidoesfirestuff]

Last time I was this early you were making a Mac book pro

[@MarkHyde]

what a crazy- yet epic -video idea :) Love it.

[@pumpkinkiller7118]

Pls keep posting I love your vids thank you for changing your hair from 3 years ago

[@MustafaAngel99]

Keep up, Loving your content

[@jokeletsplay]

hdds usually have breathing holes, sometimes its even marked on the label that its there and you shouldnt cover it up. some manufacturers write the text partially around half of the hole, i always read those as "dont cover thiiiiiis hole" :D

[@mikemiles3068]

I always enjoy your videos❗️👍✅

[@jacqueshilo250]

Helium Filled Drives like the Helio Seal family from HGST/WD are intact air tight as they need the low pressure the helium creates to prevent the platters from warping and hitting each other while they are densely packed. When the seal is breached they either operate and an unusable speed or not at all until you get it serviced (the drive will state it’s status in S.M.A.R.T.) Great video, use to do hard drive qualification and verification testing, but never seen any scenario THAT extreme.

[@HughMiller98]

I'd love to see how you might reuse the actual disks for some creative project

[@hanifalghifari21]

Wow interesting results! I wonder if you're gonna try an leave an SSD on the roof for the 5 next years 🤔

[@Pinzledick]

I left my harddisk on Pentium 3 PC for 14 years, and still works with winXP with many forgotten memories + old Wolfenstein game

[@daMgame19]

Gives the phrase “Spinning rust” a whole new meaning

[@orbitalfenestra]

Great vids as usual!

[@aidanbae6162]

I have that exact hard drive. It’s the same level of useful before and after being on the roof.

[@aksiyonbizde3016]

Well I’am watching Psivewri talking about a hard drive that stayed on a roof for 5 years. This is the best video ever.

[@ryandevs]

Hi I’ve Been Watching For 2 Years I Love Ur Channel Btw

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Thank you.

[@thestickiestman]

5 years into the making!

[@bobajaj4224]

that was unsurprisingly satisfying :)

[@mephitusincognito7918]

the 'clicking' sound of old harddrives isnt the heads hitting the case its the sound of the servo (the strong magnets/coil assembly for the heads) moving the head across the disk with very precise movements... one of these moves creates a 'tick' sound..

[@vickyavinash]

I love your channel it is *AMAZING* it is soooo amazing that I wrote it in bold and capital letters.

[@mlgkid1016]

We’re you using it as a tile? Lol 😂

[@joeyhillers9460]

Well, I'd say get good internals and put it in this. I've done these weathered hdds before and this is pretty good actually

[@YourTypicalAverageAsianGuy]

Quarantine has us watching Psivewri restore a hard drive which was left on a roof for 5 years *Now that's amazing*

[@littlebigcarrot]

Amazing videos man

[@CyclonesWorld]

I think there is a brand of hard drives that is air tight, in which they create a vacuum inside. But most aren't, they usually have a little tiny air hole with a sticker that says to not cover it.

[@stavrinity8341]

Yes they are air tight but I’m pretty sure they have some sort of breathing hole which normally says DO NOT COVER so I’m guessing that’s where the water got in

[@MapleMilk]

That Hard Drive has seen some things

[@satabdichakraborty2429]

I love your videos, Keep it up bro! Love from India!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@SammyBR99]

Idk why but the way you explained how the hard drive works seemed as if it's an ancient technology 😂

[@jersey2450]

I swear I was watching an RGIHD video and you guys said the same exact thing in the intro.

[@StaticVapour590]

Hard Drives have small "breathing" hole to balance the pressure inside to the pressure outside

[@yarik6543]

Your videos make my day 👌🏻

[@calso_]

That"s a pretty fun and interesting experiment Just asking also, how would you do to remove those screws without breaking them ? If the drive survived for example and you didn't want to break it ? (Lookin' for some advice on how to remove hardly tighten screws pls xD)

[@HailAnts]

Before regular drilling I’d have tried a left-handed drill bit. Will sometimes grab and unscrew it with less damage..

[@abandonedacc]

I feel like you should make these types of videos often.

[@faujisimp7090]

It’s my hard drive it had all the educational videos but you destroyed it oh my 4k educational videos 😭

[@caongoctunglam]

Dear Mr Psivewri The moment when I clicked on your video, I thought the hard disk will work magically when you spray eucalyptus oil on it.

[@FubarMike]

Wow a psivewri video with absolutely no eucalyptus oil used. I never thought I'd see the day lol

[@yourboifaris]

Best KZbin for laptop vids

[@amir5160]

Damn i remember watching you when you had 32k subs😭

[@samuelgosling2000]

The magnets are useful too for your fridge they are strong as heck though

[@lefteris.adamou.1]

You could use rubber band to uncrew these rusty screws.btw you should try with another board to see if the hard drive would spin

[@SouparnoRoyce]

The top cover of any hdd has 1 or 2 breathe holes, so the water inside was quite an obvious find.

[@sarcasticdark]

While watching this video i came to an idea that can use the old metal cd looking drives which have our data and get a new one and use it in it can we retrieve the data?

[@SAvlogsyt]

CAN YOU DO A 2007 DELL LATUTUDE D630 RESTORATION AND UPGRADE

[@lord_meow_sambo3462]

Would you be able to see what data was on it somehow like when drives at the tip can?

[@colesyaj_tech]

only Helium filled drives are air tigth! if its simple air, the drive has some holes so air lets in for even presure, so rotations arent slowerd!

[@dawidbukowski1360]

woah! even mold appeared

[@deadendwaterfall]

Psivewri is a firm favorite KZbinr when it comes to tech restoration videos.

[@zexelM]

Mechanical hard discs are not completely seald, they have a breather hole, so over time they can acumulate some moisture if not stored properly.

[@jerrymartinez1208]

Loved the discreetly injected humor in the video. Reminds me of Jerry from phonerepairs.com

[@synthris2]

What kind of camera did you use for this video?

[@joshwheatstonemusic]

"I don't know how it got in there" hence why before the SSD revolution I never used Toshiba Drives 🤣 used to like Seagate but their production quality started to decline over recent years. I moved to Hitachi 7200rpm drives and to this day I haven't had a problem.

[@warwagon]

aww I wanted to see the smoke test.

[@rizkifathi8421]

I cant wait you restoration a laptop again

[@Raterex]

Looks like a prop from Fallout =D

[@QuadroNVS]

Hard drives are not completely air tight, this is because air pressure is created within the hard drive casing during operation. The remedy to this is a hole on the front of the drive casing, this hole to relieves that air pressure as the drive is spinning.

[@georgewatson3166]

Only helium drives are air tight. On standard drives there has to be a hole to regulate the internal pressure of the drive.

[@Crypto2638]

He said that even though there are SSD now, mechanical hard disk are still been used because there are still several uses for it. What are those used for? Why are those more convenient in certain circumstances rather than an SSD?

[@thatcoolgamer9348]

When i saw the title I was like ? R.I.P

[@cnmathias5187]

4:44 my favorite part of this video lol

[@user-bi8qo4pw7t]

Do you ever re-sell your macbook that you have restored?

[@lukehinkle9614]

I think this is the first video of yours where eucalyptus oil was not use. I am having withdraw symptoms :-)

[@giovanegladio]

Best YT channel ❤️

[@mulahasan8195]

I felt my laptop's hard drive trembling watching this video

[@daco111]

Try placing the platters in another hard drive to see if some old data is still intact.

[@jeriad7scott312]

Does it stuck work since the metal disc is fine?

[@EmreNurbeyler]

Only new helium hard drives are air tight. Normal HDD's are definitely not, actually they have breather holes on them and it is encouraged to not cover them, since they help equalize the air inside the drive.

[@decm8]

You are very patient

[@MikeStavola]

I work in electronics repair. I never really put much thought about how delicate a job it is to extract screws and stuff. Hm

[@AdamBluntTech]

Never seen a working Toshiba hard drive. no surprises there

[@pyrdee]

Hard drives have very small air vent on the cover

[@JustRobertCZE]

I have almost 2 months old MSI GF63 and if has M.2 SSD with 256GB and normal 2.5 inch HDD with 1TB. In my 2 years old lenovo ideapad 100s is soldered drive with 32GB of capacity and in my almost 8 years old Acer Aspire one 756 was 2.5 inch HDD with 320GB and i sold it recently (about 25 days ago) for 15 dollars

[@SadMan-pw6ge]

would love to see it pluged in with a new pc same platters

[@1sonyzz]

drives up to 6tb are not air tight, as they even have hole saying ''do not cover'' or ''breathing hole'' meaning that air inside drives is same pressure as outside... drives 8-16tb are filled with helium and are welded

[@adelkhodier2007]

I have that exact same drill which still works from 1997 😦😯

[@industriastroll3177]

Valuable marriage information 4:18

[@adonysmercadal3119]

I left my ipod on a roof too and is still there ajajaj i may sent to you to review it ajaj