You will only want to use this with slower 2.5″ hard drives and SSDs as it only has USB 3.0 bus power available. This is a nice compact USB 3.0 to SATA interface PCB which is handy on a standalone basis. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB STDR4000100 USB 3 to SATA Here is a picture of the other side of that USB 3.0 to SATA connector.
Seagate 4TB ST4000LM016 with SATA to USB 3 Seagate 4TB ST4000LM016 with shieldingĪfter taking off the shielding and rubber/ silicone shock absorbers, we can see that the actual SATA to USB 3.0 converter is very small. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB STDR4000100 removing drive assemblyĪfter removing the drive from the outer shell, we see the drive has rubber shock absorbers and a foil shield around it. Why have we been using this one? It is blue and we figured there had to be a reason one of the four was a different color. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB STDR4000100 openĪt this point, we pulled the drive out via the blue rubber shock absorber. We were able to bend it back onto the drive but it took a bit of work after being deformed. You will also see that using the knife method we did bend the metal lid. The adhesive gives easily so it is not a barrier to opening. There is adhesive keeping the lids on so the entire assembly is secure for travel use. On the lid, you can see two of these clips on the top/ bottom edges and three clips on each side. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB STDR4000100 how not to pry openĪs you can see, there are very small clips holding this enclosure together. Here is a picture of where we start from. These units, even without screws are well designed so the fit on our drives has been excellent. Alternatively you can use a pocket knife and pry. You can push along the case’s sides near the seam and get the lid clip to disengage with the rest of the shell. To open these you can use one of two methods. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB STDR4000100 closed We may order one more for backup duties yet. However, if we were not going to do so, it is actually a nice external drive enclosure. Here is the Seagate Backup Plus 4TB enclosure. As you will see with the tear down, there is a nice USB 3.0 to SATA interface PCB and you can also get 200GB of OneDrive storage with these drives which are nice extras especially since you are already saving a huge amount of cash. Compare this to the normal price of around $200, which is over 61% more than the STH forum members have been buying them for.
Thanks to an eagle eyed STH forum member Deslok, we found an easy way to get 4TB Seagate 2.5″ 5400rpm disks for a paltry $124 via Amazon, with Prime shipping.
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