Unofficial IT Guide: Opening External HDD

[rsaifer]

I have a new 1.5T Seagate  External Harddrive and would love to know how to open it. There are no screws anywhere. Suggestions anyone.

[phildip]

Carefully use a knife (I did) or flathead screwdriver at the seam (where the light glows) and keep going back and forth, eventually you'll be able to use your hand and pry it apart. Don't worry about the wires you'll see they're only for the light/power.

Just saw you posted a month ago, but hey maybe this will help someone else.

[lobster272]

check out almightytrent's vid

[irulethe70s]

google it or look on youtube

[itscool1968]

how about doing a video on how to open the old segate usb drives the ones that are allmost round and black and silver with a blue power buttion.

with segate in the center of the sides circle ie the 500 gig version

[LiNERROR]

did you just make a video showing how to open a cheap Insert Your Own Drive external enclosure?

do you really need instructions for something so obvious?

what's next? a video of you opening a car door poorly? in low light? with a shaky camera? stopping every other moment to show us the face of a moron?

[speeddemon1092]

beyond micro enclosure *snort*

I call it cheap comp usa enclosure. I should know since i got three of them, all of thier original ide cables toast and the top cover unable to fit (a byproduct of having 15 7200 ide hard drives [totaling 340gb] :D)

[cruelmemory]

Yes, tweezers. Not well thought out plan. In retrospect, a razor blade would have been a better tool but whatever. It worked!

[adonian]

Dude, tweezers?