Disassemble Seagate External Harddrive Enclosure

Step 2 Removing the Inner Enclosure

You will now see a black casing with four screw holes at each corner. Some things you should know about these holes:
1. They use special parallel Torx screws which require a special bit to unscrew. If you don't have that special bit, don't worry, you can use a 2.4 m/m flathead bit or a 2.5 m/m Hex bit instead.
2. The half of the casing closest to you isn't threaded - once the screws come out the far end, you can pull them out.
3. The two halves of the casing have a rubber grommet between each connection.
4. The plastic legs at the back of the case are longer than the front of the case. This should help you keep track of which way it goes back on. (The side panels are uneven as well)

The grommets on the legs stick a bit, so you may have to do some wiggling as you pull this part of the casing off.

Comments

[cmitch52]

my hard drive had a pretty serious hiccup. after talking with some computer 'know-it-alls', i found the cheapest way to save some important files is by switching the hard drive from my laptop to the seagate hard drive, then extracting the documents that i need, before rebooting windows. this guide is making that possible, so thanks! all i'm waitin on now is the tool to get those damn tamper resistant screws to ship in

[StetsonJim]

The torx screws on my Seagate were 5 Point Security TORX PLUS screws, which require a special bit to remove. I drilled them out since I was abandoning the case anyway. However, if you want to see a photo of these screws with information on where to obtain the proper screw bits, check out:

http://www.gearhack.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Tool/Screwdriver_for_5-Point_Star_Screw.html

[MonkeyAgent]

lol, I've used that solution with tricky screws before too - I just didn't have to with my enclosure as I had a strong bit I was able to wedge in the torx