Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard

1 단계 Opening the case

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Opening the case: 1 단계, 이미지 1개 중 1개

이 단계에 사용된 도구:

Plastic Cards

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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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2 단계 Remove marked screws (T5)

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Remove marked screws (T5): 2 단계, 이미지 1개 중 1개

The 5 marked screws can be removed with a Torx T5.

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3 단계 Lift up the board

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: 3 단계, 이미지 2개 중 1개

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: 3 단계, 이미지 2개 중 2개

Lift the board gently - there is only one small connector connecting the board to the hard disk case (around the yellow market space).
On the second image, you can see the board turned over.
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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4 단계 Hard disk labels and case labels

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Hard disk labels and case labels: 4 단계, 이미지 2개 중 1개

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Hard disk labels and case labels: 4 단계, 이미지 2개 중 2개

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.