Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" 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: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:39:49 +1000 Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <050420232326249496%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net f6J5dv74LS09LU3Zea5UVAMwT7ah0L4kbb4+duksY0VKmpzxY= Cancel-Lock: sha1:QQFjY7eyhL5hHxNC3PZ+ysZctZs= User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.periphs.hdd:103 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:8348 comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage:1681 On Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:32:13 +1000, Ant wrote: > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage nospam wrote: >> In article , Ant >> 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