On 2010-03-23 23:16, Stan Halpin wrote:
I have a Western Digital "My Book" style external drive that went to sleep a
few nights ago and did not wake up when the computer and I did.
Not a major crisis - am quite sure most files of any value are backed up.
Nevertheless, I would like to try a recovery. I am assuming it is a power
supply issue. So I was thinking about buying one of the docks or universal
connecters that have been discussed here recently.
Questions:
Do I assume that the drive interface within the case is eSATA?
Does anyone have a clue how to open one of these beasties? I have a power saw
but am not sure where to start cutting. Seriously, there are no screw heads
etc. visible to me.
Hey, first stop should be to check the output of the "wall wart". If
it's the problem (it ain't "putting" no "out"), check the ratings and
polarity on its label and see if Radio Shack or Fry's or someplace like
that has one that will replace it. Ought not cost more than five or ten
bucks. A company I used to work for bought them for around a buck
apiece, quantity 1,000.
If that doesn't pan out, the drive inside the box could be IDE or SATA.
No real way to tell that I know of other than crack open the box.
Unless it's more than three or four years old, in which case it's gonna
be an IDE drive.
There are nearly as many ways to put those boxes together as there are
different models of box. As someone else suggested, start by removing
the rubber feet, if there are any, and any label you can find. Often
they hide screws. If you don't find any screws there, look for face
plates and bezels that pop off, which can also hide screws.
However, these days, quite a few of those cases are simply "sonic
welded" together, effectively becoming one piece of plastic. And some
of them have internal snaps, slots, and clips. If you don't know where
they are, judicious use of a really thin spatula or straight edge can
help you find them. But you're liable to have to break them to get them
open, because if a release exists, you often can't pry the case open
enough to find it without breaking some part of the case.
Like I said, check on a replacement "wall wart" first.
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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