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    Strip down IBM Travelstar for external caddy?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by petomane, Sep 6, 2008.

  1. petomane

    petomane Newbie

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    I'm trying to install the 'IBM Travelstar' drive from my old Dell into an external caddy (Smart-Drive -HD3A-U2/FW) -to retrieve the data AND get a handy extra drive. However, I can get only SO far....

    I obviously have to strip the whole drive down to its basics to fit into the caddy, and therein lies the problem. The EASY side with 4 cross-head screws only takes a few seconds, but the reverse (label) side presents me with 6 odd little screw heads that I don't recognize. I assume that I must remove this side of the drive or it won't fit into the caddy, so can someone please tell me what screwdriver or tool I need to sort this out.

    Any advice or suggestions would be very much appreciated.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    wow, wait.
    Dont remove those 6 screws on the top of the harddrive. Those are TORX screws I think size T6. Dont remove those screws, cause that will remove the top cover of the harddrive. You dont want to do that, cause you will break the seal of teh harddrive, let dust in, and kill your harddrive.

    Please take a picture of the harddrive next to the external enclosure, so maybe we can help you figure out why it is not fitting.

    Just never dismantle the harddrive itself, its not a good idea.

    K-TRON
     
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    petomane Newbie

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    Many thanks for the warning. If I'd the right TORX screwdriver to hand, it would have proved disastrous!

    Your coments gave me pause for thought, and I eventually realised that the problem was the EIDE/IDE connector on the end of the drive. I THEN realised that this was actually an adapter/converter, and once removed it left me with the right connection for the interface on the external caddy. Up and working nicely now, thank you!

    Regards,

    Peter
     
    petomane, Sep 7, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Your welcome.
    We are here to help,

    good luck peter, and always come back to nbr if you have any other questions.

    K-TRON
     
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