put it onto that disk and actually cut out a template of where it would fit into. we got the piece from the new disk, dropped the evidence in the place and then actually tape it on the back side so that it now became part of a hole. >> to hold the pieces together, they used a clear tape with adhesive like the post it notes holding one side together so they could read the other. using a test disk, the technicians placed it inside the drive and turned on the computer. the result was a disaster. we ended up actually slinging the head across the room in our office because during one of our tests, the disk actually broke the head off the disk drive and flung it across the room. >> the problem was the thickness of the tape. they needed to find a thinner