deuce---Yeah, I do this all the time. But you do have to be careful. The author was cleaning a SCSI drive which as you know is much more robust then your more typical EIDE drive. This is important information because this effects the wash cycle you use in the dishwasher. A SCSI drive can be washed in the normal dishwasher setting, this, however, is not true with EIDE drive. You MUST , I repeat, you MUST use the China/Crystal setting when washing an EIDE drive. I unfortunately had to learn this the hard way, so I freely give this information to prevent more novice, but clean freak (said lovingly), computer users from making my mistake. The author of this article should have brought that to the readers attention. These little details are what separate a fun experience from disaster.
I also noted that he was using a number 9 toothbrush to clean the floating heads. While this a common method with the SCSI heads, again, the more prudent computer user should use the number 2 toothbrush which have a noticeably softer feel. Again, its that SCSI verus EIDE dichotomy.
(God help me if any newbie reads this and thinks its true! ITS A JOKE PEOPLE! )
