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I got a new hdd, I ended up scratching it (my case has alot of holes that are sharp) I'm not sure if i messed up anything, do you guys think it damaged the outlet? What does the outlet do anyway? I didn't plug anything in there but i'm not sure if this would effect me in the long run. (the red circle is where it got scratched)

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Deathstroke
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Hard disks are special in these ways:

  • They do not like to collide with hard and heavy things.

  • They really do noy like hitting anything at all while they are running.

Otherwise, they are just devices you should better not pour coffee on, and better not touch if you have electrostatic charge on you.

So: the hard disk does not care how you scratch the outside.

Volker Siegel
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There will probably be no damage to it. But it's impossible to tell just from that picture. In general, you're more likely to damage a drive from impact (shaking the stuff inside) then from scratches to the outside.

Cris Holdorph
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Scratches on the outside case of a hard drive won't hurt it. The "outlet" is a set of jumper pins used to change the electronic state of the drive circuitry. You usually don't need to mess with them for a typical computer configuration. You can check the documentation for the drive at the manufacturer's website if you want to know what the function of each jumper is.

Chicodoodoo
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