Introduction
Required tools:
- Case opening tool, plastic
- T5 Torx driver
Estimated Time: about 5 - 10 minutes
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The case can be opened easily with a plastic case opening tool. Strong finger nails and an old credit card / plastic card may work too.
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Lift the board gently - there is only one small connector connecting the board to the hard disk case (around the yellow market space).
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On the second image, you can see the board turned over.
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Further disassembly would damage the disk. I hoped to find a SATA connector within, but maybe someone knows an alternative board with the same connector.
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The label on the WD Elements SE case and the labels on the harddisk can be seen here. I censored serial numbers, the WWID and the barcodes.
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Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
