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Hard Drive Hacks |
 | How to: 16TB Hard Drive Project
From the maker of the Xbox to Mac transformation project comes another superb build. This time, he's shoved over 16TB of hard drive space within roughly the footprint of a standard shoebox. As usual, he also provided extremely detailed build... |
 | Unique LED Clock made from Old Hard Drive
We've seen plenty of creative custom clocks in the past, and even hard drive clocks, but this one is unique.  Instead of using the LED's as the hands of the clock, this one uses a stroboscopic effect to display the actual numbers while the... |
 | How to: LED Hard Drive Clock using Arduino
Ah...the Arduino. The super powerful, easy to program microcontroller brings us another fantastic DIY project. We've seen a few hard drive LED clocks in the past, but this one looks outstanding and is easier to create. It uses POV... |
 | Computer Desk LED Plexiglass Case Mod
While most people stick to modding a typical computer case, this modder stepped it up a notch and built an entire desk to house his computer. As you can see from the hardware specifics and the pictures below this is one absolute beast of a... |
 | How to: Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the Same Computer
Learn how to install Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive so you aren't restricted to the limitations of one or the other. With this guide, you can dual boot the opposing operating systems and run them in perfect harmony on the same... |
 | Turn an Old Hard Drive into an External Hard Drive
Odds are you have spare hard drives lying around from old computers. Instead of tossing them out or letting them collect dust, you can easily turn them into DIY external hard drives and use them to backup your important files. Basically all you... |
 | Load Wii Games from an External Hard Drive
Instead of storing your games on their usual CDs, store them on an external hard drive and then load them at your convenience without having to even get off the couch. Plus you could even grab some "backup copies" from online and store them on... |
 | Make DIY Speakers out of old Hard Drives
Ever wonder what you should do with your old hard drives? Turn them into speakers! It's fairly easy, all you need is some hard drives (the more, the better), some soldering tools, some headphone wire, and an audio source (iPod, Computer, etc..).... |
 | How to: Automatic Hard Drive Back Up
When was the last time you backed up your important files? Last year when your friend called in tears after the Blue Screen of Death ate his thesis? We thought so. Learn to set up a program called SyncBack which automatically... |
 | How to Recover Dead Hard Drive Data
Legend has it that if you put a dead hard drive in a freezer, pull it out and plug it in, it should run long enough to recover the data. Is it true? Indeed, it seems so.
While freezing the drive for a while extends life momentarily, the real... |
