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disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent 320gb (2.5inch) external hard drive

disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent 320gb (2.5inch) external hard drive

I looked around on the net for info on these hard drives and couldnt find any info on what was inside or how to take it appart, so I took the chance, bought one and took it appart to find its what I needed inside...
(sorry for the poor quality of the photos)

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So I looked around for a screw hole... nothing under the sticker or feet, you need to carefully insert something between the 2 plastic halves.
I used an ipod opening tool which seemed to work quite well be careful about breaking the plastic locking tabs along the back and side

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Feb 2, 2010. 8:45 AMbbqpope says:

well... thanks for this. I bought a 3.5" version on clearance hoping I could just steal the drive from it, It cost less than a bare drive, and I get an enclosure. I sort of broke the tabs..... but whatever, I have tape - which isn't as sleek, but I really could care less.