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Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard

Introduction

Required tools:

  • Case opening tool, plastic
  • T5 Torx driver

Estimated Time: about 5 - 10 minutes

What you need

  1. Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Opening the case: step 1, image 1 of 1
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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. Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Remove marked screws (T5): step 2, image 1 of 1

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

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  4. Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: step 3, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • 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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  5. Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Hard disk labels and case labels: step 4, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Hard disk labels and case labels: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • 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.

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