Too big, use this:
Anyone know why this weird CD won't fit in my CD drive?
Submitted 1 month ago by alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone to [deleted]
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EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You have to sand it down to fit. Easy mistake to make
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Have you tried pushing it really hard?
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 month ago
maybe op didn’t realize it’s a HD, thus it needs to be driven hard into position
Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Did you try microwaving the CD?
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You have to use toothpaste (if I remember correctly).
dan1101@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They make really good spin fidgets.
wjrii@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yup. Really nice bearings. I also have a few HDD magnets that work well as hold-downs for laser cutting.
RedIce25@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You goof, you need to put it into the floopy drive!
flango@lemmy.eco.br 1 month ago
That’s a mirror sir
cosmictrickster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s a drinks coaster.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because they are prefab ninja stars.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
It is too hard to fit
aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 1 month ago
Because it’s the wrong size
WagnasT@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Putting it in the freezer might shrink it down a bit.
don@lemmy.ca 1 month 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 1 month ago
Weird, try blowing on it
cm0002@piefed.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
You have to lick it to get it to stick to the laser.
MTK@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Have you tried a dvd player?
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 month ago
Poke yoke?
m3t00@piefed.world 1 month ago
put it in the freezer for a couple hours
Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
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theoretiker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month 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.