Introduction
This OneTouch 4 Mini hard drive was bought at a Fry's store in 2007. It has a 80 GB capacity, and a 8 MB Buffer.
The drive has an estimated read/write speed of 28 MB/s
I am tearing this apart so I can put this under Spinrite to fix the drive from a unreadable sector.
What you need
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The drive's enclosure doesn't have any screws or glue holding the case in place, it has a clamshell-style design that cradles the drive inside.
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There is a seam at the bottom edge of the drive where the 2 halves comes apart. A flat head screwdriver helps pry it open.
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The drive is suspended in the middle of the enclosure by several foam rubber pads, which keeps the drive quiet and keep vibrations at a minimum.
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The metal plate covering the lower part of the drive is an EMF shield, and is where the SATA to USB board is held in.
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Removing the shield is removing the 2 philips screws on the side of the drive where the shield is held in place.
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Lets see what kind of chip and drive do we have here on the next step....
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The other side of the drive. The sticker on the connector, is the serial number.
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The controller board and the drive is connected using SATA.
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