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Opening a Maxtor Basics Desktop Storage Casing

Opening a Maxtor Basics Desktop Storage Casing
So you have this kinda HDD that you wanna pry it open. But wondering how to. 

I was wondering myself. I had to open this piece up because the power supply did not work properly and I need to change the exterior casing and power supply circuit. I tried to look for any manual or instruction to open it up but to no avail.

So I gave it a try. And to help others, this is the way to do it.

And gonna make it simple and straight forward. All you need is a flathead screwdriver (or something similar).
 
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Step 1Unscrew the Casing

Unscrew the Casing
At the back of the external HDD, you will find a sticker that covers the only screw that is outside of the casing.

Unscrew this first.
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May 15, 2011. 12:11 PMThe Ideanator says:
So all this ible is for is to show how to remove an external hard drive shell? Wouldn't it be easier just to post a video of this in an ible that covers more than just opening it up?

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