Nobody else smelled it

What is that smell!? You don't smell that?
She said, "Kinda, I guess?"
Few minutes later:

You can smell that. I still can't believe there wasn't any smoke pouring out of it. I think it was glowing red lol, I was able to determine the smell was coming from he drive by heat. There is also melted foam spacer material melted to it which was the worst part of the smell. The chip melting was kind of familiar and warming though.
She said, "Kinda, I guess?"
Few minutes later:

You can smell that. I still can't believe there wasn't any smoke pouring out of it. I think it was glowing red lol, I was able to determine the smell was coming from he drive by heat. There is also melted foam spacer material melted to it which was the worst part of the smell. The chip melting was kind of familiar and warming though.
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A friend of mine was able to get a board for his hard drive and retrieve all the data.
Robert
The good news is you now have a brushless DC motor to play with. Some seriously powerfull magnets and a beautiful platter.
Maybe its her way of telling you that you need to change your cologne???