Opened a hard drive. Weird black stuff under plastic sheet

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I had a broken seagate Barracuda 7200.10 that was 320GB. It didnt work so i opened it and tryed to gut it to make a usb drive as a saw in a video. Under a plastic label there was black gunk. Im not sure if thats lead but i want to know just incase it is. Thanks
 
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What you found inside might be interesting but it has nothing to do now with re-using this drive via a USB connection. Once you opened the HDD case and exposed the internal parts (disk and heads) to outside air, you contaminated it with extremely fine dust. Mo matter what you do now the disks will be damaged by those dust particles scratching the disk surfaces. Even if the old unit had not been damaged earlier by water or whatever, it is now permanently damaged and cannot be used. It is a curiosity piece for anyone who wants to see the inside, that's all.
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What you found inside might be interesting but it has nothing to do now with re-using this drive via a USB connection. Once you opened the HDD case and exposed the internal parts (disk and heads) to outside air, you contaminated it with extremely fine dust. Mo matter what you do now the disks will be damaged by those dust particles scratching the disk surfaces. Even if the old unit had not been damaged earlier by water or whatever, it is now permanently damaged and cannot be used. It is a curiosity piece for anyone who wants to see the inside, that's all.
 
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