Planning disassembling seagate "external desktop" drive...

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  1. Shinymod

    Shinymod What's a Dremel?

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    Has anyone had one of these apart?

    http://www.cdfreaks.com/hardware/product/87668-Seagate-External-Desktop-Drive-1TB.html

    I've just bought one with the intention of backing up all my crap to it, but I want to whip the drive out and connect it internally so that it won't take so long... And maybe switch it for a smaller drive and keep the 1TB internal.

    Anyway the point is... No screws, no immediately noticeable tabs when I'm prying the lid with a screwdriver.. And I'm reluctant to force it too hard in case I break it. So if anyone knows the secret to getting one open I'd love to know!
     
  2. Shinymod

    Shinymod What's a Dremel?

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    ok I just solved the mystery myself! haha. I'll post some pics in case anyone else has the same problem.
     
  3. jthoroo

    jthoroo What's a Dremel?

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    disassembling the seagate drive

    Hello,
    I bought one today. Also I cannot see at first sight how to open the casing.
    Please send me the instructions and photo's, I want to remove the drive if it is a sata drive, to put it in a NAS.
    Tnx in advance...send your mail to jthoroo@yahoo.com

    John
     
  4. jthoroo

    jthoroo What's a Dremel?

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    Still waiting for tips how to disassemble the seagate external desktop drive.
    Anybody ?

    John
     
  5. jthoroo

    jthoroo What's a Dremel?

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    And waiting...waiting...everybody is on vacation, I suppose...:geek:
     
  6. sharpedge

    sharpedge What's a Dremel?

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    Hi. I also would like to know how to take the case apart. I bought one last week for a function on sunday. Downloaded some photos to it and now it doesn't open. Sending it back for replacement will mean losing all my data, which I haven't saved anywhere else. Who expects a new drive to stop after a couple of days? Would really appreciate the pictures on how to open it.
     
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  8. confusis

    confusis Kiwi-modder

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    So effectively you have bought a 1tb drive for a higher price than just a drive and now will have an empty external HDD case you don't need?

    (not getting at you, i did the same thing 4 years ago with a 100gb maxtor drive, used it externally for a little while and ended up pulling it apart. Although i do now use the controller to test drives)
     

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