If you want to remove and / or replace the disk from a Seagate Backup Plus External USB chassis, you are in the right place.
- Remove the Seagate USB disk from the box and any loose plastic packaging
- Use a flat edge screwdriver along one of the two long edges to pry the aluminum top from the plastic bottom
- Once two sides have been loosened with a screwdriver, use your hands to remove the aluminum top
- Use a flat edge screwdriver to pry the disk out of the plastic chassis (starting from the end that does NOT have the USB connector
- Remove the tin foil
- Remove the USB extension
- Your done, have a nice day
Our short video below demonstrates how to remove the disk from the Seagate Backup Plus chassis and how to insert a different disk:
2 Comments
George · February 20, 2018 at 3:32 am
I recently ordered a USB external drive and I really hope that on the inside it has a SATA interface like most 2.5 drives do as I wanna use it as in internal one. I would have got an internal HDD in the first place but this external one was on a good discount. Thanks for this video man.
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