sadmanonatrain said:

Denus,

Is that a Miniscribe HDD? Does it suffer from the common 'stiction' problem?

I have one that works but the stiction renders it useless.

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It was a kind of metallic dust type of dirt.

I managed to clean the HD and the surface of the motor (which you can see on the pic...), and it's now fully operational.

There's a garage database on the HD with many license numbers, details regarding car repairs etc... from 1991 till 1994. 

That explains the state of the SE when I got it...