remove that piece from the new disk, drop the evidence into place and then actually tape it on the backside so that it was now became a part of a whole. >> to hold the pieces together they used a clear tape with an adhesive like the post it notes so they could read the other. the technicians placed it inside the drive and turned on the computer. >> we ended up slinging the head across the room in the office because the disk broke the head off the disk drive. >> the problem was the thickness of the tape. they needed to find a thinner tape with the same adhesive properties and their research led to a brand of scotch tape called 8-11. >> it doesn't leave a residue