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- Posted on Nov 18, 2015
Re: Verbatim 47672 disassembly
External drives like these have a lot of general overlap in function. There's a standard PC drive, a power supply, the USB-to-SATA interface, and a case. Possibly a cooling fan. Unplug the drive from everything first and make sure everything spins to a stop. From there, you will likely be able to use a guide such as this one (
Verbatim External Hard Drive Disassembly ) to open it up.
If you're going there, observe a few rules for best outcome:
- Be careful of static. Wear a static strap if you have one. There will be open circuit boards, probably with very small surface mount components, inside, and they're not particularly well protected (thery're supposed to be inside the box). It's easy to damage them from either physical contact or static discharge.
- If there is cooling / venting, have some canned electronic-dust-off air handy to blow away dust bunnies. This will add life to the electronics by helping them cool more easily.
- Have a few small dishes, or a clean muffin tin handy to put small screws into, so that they don't get lost when the cat jumps up at the wrong time. A few post-it notes can help keep track of what is what.
Hoping this helps, and good luck!
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