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by larsla 1836 days ago
I had a 75GB "Deathstar" at the time and was really worried that it would fail. I was a teenager and couldn't really afford replacing it, nor have good backup solutions. I accidentally pulled a power pin while removing the molex connector and had to solder on a modified power extension cable. The drive kept on living for many years and IIRC it never failed while in active use.