Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB Takeapart
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2016
- Originally recorded February 23, 2016.
Someone gave me a box-o-junk when they were moving, and included in it was this Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB external hard drive. While I had a USB cable for it, sadly the power adapter was not in the box. I didn't have a proper connector for the power jack, and had no real use for the enclosure as it was, so I took it apart to extract the drive inside. This video shows how to open this enclosure.
Fortunately the hard drive was still good, and is sitting in service inside a computer for storage.
I just did this. Yes 2023 lol. No need to remove the board/screws. After removing the cage screws, just remove the 2 front screws and pull forward. Concerning the case, I propped the seam where the label is and just ripped the cover off with nothing broken! But thanks for the helpful guide!
Thanks for a clear explanation. Followed it and nothing broke !!
Thanks to your tutorial. I was able to use the drive again (faulty electrical adopter).
Thx for the nice explanation for taking apart the freeAgent! Now I can put the 1.5TB drive in the freeAgent enclosre with a micro USB...ugh, into a dual bay usb 3 docking station :)
Nice! I did the same with my drive, which was similar. It had the black enclosure and was 500GB. Interestingly, mine was put together the same way, only the perforated metal sleeve around the top covered the entire drive. I took the rubber bumpers off and the screws out, and the drive slid out the end of the sleeve, unplugging itself as it went.
I open one right now with your video thanks
Thanks for the tutorial in nowadays cloud backup is amazing and i ll use this in my pc as an internal hdd. no need to buy a new one.
Thank you brooo, you are the best
just did mine in 2021!!!!!!!! my power cable was ruined as well!~
Muchas gracias por compartir la información
Good video. Thanks.
An excellent video! I don't know if this is the proper forum for this question. If not please forgive me.
Great video! How would I go about getting the data from the drive?
Mine looks the same but is a 1500 GB. If I follow your method, how do I wire it up to my computer? Does it still need it's own power source? OR....do I just USB wire/connect it to my computer? I do have the power plug, but one of the two prongs to my power source connect is broken off.
Thank you for this walkthrough! I have the 500GB version that is suddenly not showing up when I plug it into my computer. If I pull the HDD out of this enclosure and stick it in another, will the power supply still be needed? Trying to rule out the enclosure and really hope it's not my HDD.
Thank you!
Hey, I recognize that shirt! The highway sign hacking. Didn't know one was ever made; where did you get yours?
I have this same drive. The connector for lead has broken off the board. I’ve taken it apart and retrieved the tiny connector but it’s damaged. Is there an adapter I can buy which I can use to reconnect the drive to my laptop? Any help would be appreciated
LOOKING FOR THE UBS CABLE FOR THE SAME EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE! WOULD YOU KNOW HOW I CAN GET ONE?
Mine has a base as it sits up vertically. How do you get the base off?