@tubetime So my take for anybody reading this and tempted to open their HDD: don't, unless you are curious & about to toss it or desperate for the data. In the later case, if it works to make it spin again, be ready to export all data ASAP. Just about any dust is larger than the distance the heads fly above the disks, thus scratches to the magnetic surface are a given when anything gets trapped in between. There are reasons for cleanrooms, coveralls, air showers... during manufacturing.
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ahh, the HP 9133A - the largest and heaviest external 3 1/2" floppy drive ever built.@tubetime Had a disk that was working great and the next day, it wouldn't start. Tried a few things with no success. Bought a new one, cleaned up the surroundings as best as I could, opened the lid a little & tried not to get any dust in there, helped the motor a bit and it was up & running again, I could copy the whole content. As an experiment I left it running, monitoring the errors. After 2 weeks, they started increasing. Not unexpected when you've been to HDD plant's clean rooms.