Hitachi SimpleDrive Mini portable external HDD 2.5" USB SATA Disassembly

I disassembled Hitachi SimpleDrive Mini 500GB portable USB HDD to swap it with my laptop 2.5" SATA drive and share my experience in this adventure. Pulling the drive apart is not difficult, though it's very likely that some holding clips or locks will be broken. The case will still be usable, however you may need to glue the parts together with an instant glue.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• SimpleDrive
• Mini
• Hitachi
• USB
• drive
• SATA
• 2.5
• disassembly
• portable
• HDD

[k3nzh1n082]

okay we have very same SimpleMini hard drive and when i remove the USB port i realize there's a SATA power/data output in mini hard drive that same with my ordinary sata HDD my question is does it work if i use this on my desktop? i tried it and it didnt work ? or the mini HD its self is broken?

[ingloriousstalker]

thanks for the vid! now I know where the clips are :)

[ChrisnTinaO]

You might not have been the best Governor, but you are great at this! Thanks!

[rodrigola72]

hey gracias desde mexico

queria saber como estaba conectado y su adaptador le puedes cambiar el disco por otro?

it´s posible to change the disk by other? tnx!

[1101001000100101]

more little HDDs exist?

[spiritualastralsoul]

Thank you for video, virtually fucked up the case but nothing like a little super clue! :-D

[rhouse23]

Thank you. I have the same 500GB mini drive you used in your tutorial. I had already pulled the case off and was just looking for someone that had disassembled it and put it in their laptop. You have confirmed my question and now for backing up my Windows and installing the 500GB HDD inside my lappy.

[MrFairladyz]

Thank you, sir.

[victechie]

I work for HDD HITACHI, and I think it's so miracle technologise, then never die.

[rockbandmidi]

Oops.. On the inside