Too big, use this:
Anyone know why this weird CD won't fit in my CD drive?
Submitted 2 months ago by alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone to [deleted]
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EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You have to sand it down to fit. Easy mistake to make
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Have you tried pushing it really hard?
expatriado@lemmy.world 2 months ago
maybe op didn’t realize it’s a HD, thus it needs to be driven hard into position
Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
In all seriousness, I’ve always thought the platters were extremely thin inside a HDD, but never actually had one open. That looks quite thick actually.
alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
This is maybe 10 years old and a single platter drive. It’s possible multi-platter drives would have much thinner ones.
pitiable_sandwich540@feddit.org 2 months ago
It’s a common misconception to try this in the cd drive. You actually have to insert it in floppy drive slot (nowadays only really old computers have them). You might have to push it in with a bit of force though, because they tend to lock up if you haven’t used them for a while…
Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Did you try microwaving the CD?
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You have to use toothpaste (if I remember correctly).
dan1101@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They make really good spin fidgets.
wjrii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yup. Really nice bearings. I also have a few HDD magnets that work well as hold-downs for laser cutting.
RedIce25@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You goof, you need to put it into the floopy drive!
flango@lemmy.eco.br 2 months ago
That’s a mirror sir
cosmictrickster@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s a drinks coaster.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because they are prefab ninja stars.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
It is too hard to fit
aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 2 months ago
Because it’s the wrong size
WagnasT@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Putting it in the freezer might shrink it down a bit.
don@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Put it back into its CD drive, the one on the table that you took apart for no reason at all, and it’ll work a treat, I promise.
byte_0verflow@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Weird, try blowing on it
cm0002@piefed.world 2 months ago
Seems you accidentally made the inner hole too big, just make it smaller with some duct tape and you should be good
ozoned@piefed.social 2 months ago
You have to lick it to get it to stick to the laser.
MTK@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Have you tried a dvd player?
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
Poke yoke?
m3t00@piefed.world 2 months ago
put it in the freezer for a couple hours
Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What you have there is a hard disk drive. In order to fit it into the CD drive (or Compact Disk drive) you need to first compact it! A hydraulic press is the preferred method.
Gork@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Welcome to the hydroooolic press channel. Today we press hard disk.
theoretiker@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Hard disks may fragment when one tries to compact them. It will need to be defragmented afterwards.
Softer disks are more amenable to be compressed into compact disks, floppy ones work best.