Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.periphs.hdd, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?
Date	2023-04-07 04:39 +1000
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On Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:32:13 +1000, Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:

> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> In article <pLqdneNfK9e4pLP5nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
>> <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > > I would attempt to remove the drive from its enclosure so that I  
>> could
>> > > test the drive by itself, just on the possibility that the problem  
>> lies
>> > > with the enclosure rather than the drive.
>> >
>> > What's the best way to open it? I see no screws. :(
>
>> it's held together with clips, but it's not worth it, and depending on
>> the drive, you might not find a separate bridge board. some drives have
>> a native usb connector on the drive itself.
>
> Well, it is broken/dead then it might be worth to open to destroy its
> disk platter datas. :P

No need given that its encrypted, but if you still want to do it anyway,
you use a spudger in the join of the two halves of the case to pop
it open.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pen57kOJTx0

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Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-05 22:01 +0000
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