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  • Birthday 08/01/1989

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  1. Finished fixing up the smashed 810 drive I got on eBay last week and it's looking pretty damn good, all things considered. Check out the replies for before and after pics...

    1. ApolloBoy

      ApolloBoy

      Here's how it looked when I received it. One entire corner on the top half was smashed and the corner on the rear left also had a huge hairline crack. Both screw bosses on the left side were also broken off from the impact and the bottom half on the right front corner also took a hit.

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    2. ApolloBoy

      ApolloBoy

      And the after! I was able to reconstruct the smashed corner as best as I could with super glue, and also repaired the hairline crack to prevent the rear top half from coming apart. The case also got a good cleaning beforehand, and then after the repairs were done, I slathered the case with cream peroxide developer and placed it in my UV box for whitening. Less than a day later, the case came out an acceptable shade and I reassembled the drive.

       

      Oh and the best part? Despite all the damage and everything this drive has been through, it still worked perfectly fine! I was able to play several games for a few hours with the drive powered on the entire time and it worked like a champ.

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    3. bluejay

      bluejay

      This motivates me to glue together my Mac 512ke's front bezel.

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