just some note for opening up this 2.5 HDD, the 3TB version and up are double drive, it's about 2X thicker than the normal 2.5 HDD Slot. So it's best to get the 2TB version if you're replacing it with the HDD on your laptop.

@vasiliynkudryavtsev

4 жыл бұрын

Well, you are right about that. More than 2TB drives are 15mm thick, so they really don't fit into modern notebook/ultrabook. I checked the thickness of the cd-rom hdd caddy -- it is ~10mm thick (for 9.5mm hdd), so definitely 15mm would not fit. My another 10 years old notebook has a caddy of 3mm thicker(12.5mm HDD), thus It won't fit it as well. These 15mm HDDs are meant for portables and NAS, not for ultrabooks. In my gaming laptop the HDD is fixed with the iron bracket, I wonder if I remove the bracket, would it possible to fit in the 15mm.... I should try measure that with my caliper.

@mikeoxbig7806

4 жыл бұрын

@@vasiliynkudryavtsev I need a caliper for caliping things...

@whocares3132

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for confirming. I was looking for this

@TheD3ADZ0N3

3 жыл бұрын

If i would've seen this before I actually bought the 5tb internal drive I would've saved money smfh

@mr-ray

2 жыл бұрын

do you mean that all 2TB+ hard drives are thicker? Regardless the brand? Just opened my 5TB drive and it doesn’t fit my enclusore :( Should I buy a new enclosure or look for another brand for a thinner +2TB drive?

Love it - straight to the point. Thanks from London , England

A Seagate HDD doesen't always break first. Sometimes it's only the HDD controller inside box or PSU. Same for 3.5" versions. This is why you can just take HDD out and try it on any other HDD controller to be sure. Edit: In my case right now, HDD Controller broke in this casing in the video. HDD works fine on a different controller.

Thanks, wanted to know if there is a regular SATA-drive inside if i break the USB-Port. Helped me a lot!

Nice to know!! I might do this for my 1TB seagate drive thanks for doing the daring💯

yes thank u been looking for this, all the WD ones seems not to have a controller board u can remove its all built in

Yup,prob get a couple 2TB ones for my X300 DeskMini Build! Thanks for the Teardown!

Thank you so much! I barely used it and was running out of space on my desktop pc!

Excellent video. You can still use the seagate enclosure after taking the 2.5 inch hdd out. You can close it up with tape or some T800 or E6000 glue.

Great video

Very cool. 🔥🔥🔥

just was wondering if those are regular hard drives with an adapter to usb, now i know ! thanks

Some say the hard disks used in external drives aren't suitable for laptop/desktop use. They say these drives are designed for sequential reading/writing, and not for the fast random reading/writing required in computers. Additionally, since people tend to use external drives only for short periods of time, these drives are designed for such light use. When used in a computer, they are made to run for hours at a time,, and they quickly wear out.

@DoYouEvenTech

Жыл бұрын

This can be true for some, however with most Seagate drives they are standard Barracuda or Exos (depending on the capacity) placed in a case.

super helpful, thank you so much!! unfortunately my drive doesn't work anymore, not even plugging it in directly via SATA helps. it's recognized as a drive in the device manager, but won't come up in disk management, explorer or tools like diskpart. stopped working a day after warranty was over. man. anyway, your video was helpful as i didn't want to totally destroy the casing

Thannk you so much!

It’s recommended that you do this after the warranty is up. (My Seagate drive’s warranty expired before I disassembled it…)

@super_exe_file

Жыл бұрын

Just whyyyyy

Many people ask if an hard drive can be used in an upside down position and this really proof that it can be used in that position.

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

I have taken apart many different laptops, and think people would be surprised at how common the HDD is mounted in the inverted position.

Thanks c:

could i use this usb controller for other 2.5 internal hdds so i can connect them with usb, or can it only used by this specific drive where it comes from?

they there quick question my pins to the connector are broken completely is it still possible to get the files on the drive? its the same one

Birçok çeşitte hep aynı hdd yi kullanmışlar. Bende de Backup Plus modeli vardı ve içinden aynı LM024 serisi çıktı. "They used the same hdd in many types. I also had the Backup Plus model and the same LM024 series came out."

@omerilbars

2 жыл бұрын

Ben bunu alsam ps4 pro'nun içine takabilir miyim acaba biraz büyük geldi.?

1:11 Why would you not be able to go back to using it as an external drive again?

I was just curious what my hard drive looked like inside

their selling at walmart "in store" for around $80

Where can i get the adapter please can anyone know I am from India!!!! Please i need that adapter......

Bro my pc hard drive took a shit and this is a life saver because i had a big ass 2 tb old hard drive in it to store my games and i have an ssd for the operating system

@DoYouEvenTech

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply around the holidays! In your case it was definitely convenient that you already had one, but it's crazy as it seems a lot of times you can save money by buying the external version and taking it out of the case if it's a standard drive inside of it.

I have one with an external power supply needed to power it up and it wont power up anymore

Please when did you buy this? And if you still have the external cover, could you please share the details on the label? Its 0:33 in the video but unfortunately unreadable. Thanks a lot.

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, P/N for the drive is (STEA4000400) let me know if you need anymore data. I bought it about 1.5 years ago still running strong.

Hello, Can we put back the top cover of the the external drive back on or are the clips broken and usable? Thanks.

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

I snapped mine back together and most of the clips snapped back in. You have to be very careful though to not damage it, you might be better off just buying a different case for it if you need to to be mobile again.

@mikeoxbig7806

4 жыл бұрын

a little clear tape or glue will hold that bad Larry together again.

wow that is one THICK 2.5" hdd

My seagate Harddisk light is not working and the harddisk icon is not showing in my computer also....i also checked in disk management it doesn't show pls help me to fix

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

I would change up as much as you can to see if it is really the drive. If you have another USB cable that will fit it swap out the cables and at the least try a different USB port on your computer. If it is still not doing anything no lights, no drive spinning sounds or vibrations it is possible you have a little bigger issue. Other things you can try: - a different Windows PC - try and see if a Mac OS or Linux OS will see it

lol this really interesting, wondering if I could use that adapter to turn a regular sata drive into a portable one

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Yes fore sure I use several in that manner!

I could see that this drive is more thicker than the regular laptop drives. So I want to know it is running with slow noise? I want to put it on a desktop in order to replace a 4tb desktop drive who operating soooo loud...that's why I want to know if this one working more quietly with less noisy...

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

It does not seem to be any louder or quieter than most current drives, is your drive pretty current? They have made some big improvements to the noise in the past few years.

Is there a way to get the info off the external? The female port on mine is messed up

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

It is possible if the drive is similar to the one I show in the video..... some of these drives have adapter boards on them that you're able to remove like I did in the video and it can be accessed using multiple different adapters that can be purchased on Amazon. And the data can be accessed as easily as it was before it was damaged.

nowonder Seagate external drive is much more expensive nowadays

Hi sir, is there any enclosure for that thick 4 tb hdd?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

There are not a ton of options at least on Amazon that will fit the large 15 mm 2.5" drives but they're definitely are some available ones that look pretty nice. If you search on Amazon something like "15mm 2.5" hard drive enclosure" I was able to find a few choices very quickly most of them stated something like will fit 7 mm to 15 mm hard drives.

But there is a catch. Which must make this drives cheaper. Because my bootable portable 3tb drive lasted only a month before i see some serious performance issues.

I need that adapter part you took off where can I buy 1 anyone help im in the uk

@masterd9562

3 жыл бұрын

you can buy them on amazon, its a sata to usb adapter

Hello. I broke my seagate expansion drive's usb port. The pins were torn off of the port. I plan to transport it to a new casing/enclosure. Will it work?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

The main thing is that there has to be a standard drive inside with a sata port like I showed in the video. If it is a real similar model to this one as long as you are careful you should not have any problems doing that.

can you be able to place the HDD to an enclosure with a USB type-C without losing any data? My wire on my HDD is getting flimsy and I'm thinking of buying an Enclosure for it

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

If your drive is the same type as the one I had in the video, short answer is yes. You just have to be careful with the drives they are very sensitive to static shock and vibrations. But if preformed correctly you would have no problem buying a usb-c drive enclosure, removing the damaged USB to sata adapter on the drive like I showed in the video and use it without having to do anything special at all in the new case.

@Malice_Cow

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech awesome thanks for the info

Will the drive Data be preserved when removing it from the case?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

As long as it is don't carefully it should not be lost. But static electricity CAN damage them and they are much less protected from the environment out of the case. Note: removing such a drive like this from the case can be used when trying to recover data if the USB port was damaged but again just must be done carefully.

can you tell the thickness of your hard drive without a case? Is it more than 9.5 mm?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I think both the 4tb and 5tb drives are 15mm thick.

It opened my eyes as well as my mouth wide open 👁️👄👁️

Hi, thanks for the video and sharing your expertise. I was wondering if the HDD could be replace by a unit bigger in the same box. I mean, do you think it would work?. Thanks

@DoYouEvenTech

6 ай бұрын

I suppose you could reuse the enclosure as long as you were careful disassembling it. Do you drive I took out is a 2.5" SATA HDD that I believe is 15 mm thick so as long as what you were purchasing was no larger than that I would think it would probably work..... That being said I would most likely opt just to buy a HDD enclosure off of Amazon as there are some really nice features that can be included in some of them and they are just made to do exactly what you're talking about

@JuanCarlos-on8pj

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

shuckable! thank you seagate

If have internal drive of 5tb does that mean I can replace my broken external 4tb with that one?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say for sure with some model numbers I might could have a better opinion

I have hp omen 15 1 tera hdd so i wonder if can buy a 4tb external hard drive and disassemble it and replace it with the 1 tera hdd of my laptop!? I hope u to see this comment

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Most laptops do not have enough space for anything thicker than the 2tb version of this drive. You might want to check and see how much room it has before you pick out one.

@vallbosh7452

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind, this SMR HDD 5400 rpm is good for archiving, not for system purposes!

Could I use this as a replacement on my PS4 slims internal hard drive?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

I believe it uses a standard SATA drive like this one, but the thickness of anything bigger that the 2tb may not fit this drive is almost 15mm thick. Most are between 7-9mm

Dose it have the standard sata connector or a usb to pcpboard adapter

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Standard SATA power and data. At the 3min mark I remove the small USB adapter board.

As You can see it is not possible without destroying the case. The Problem is that you lose warranty when you destroy the case. Maybe you can put together again with glue, but they will see you used glue...

Do you know, could I buy and replace the adapter board if mine broke

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not to fit is that case but a 2.5" hard drive enclosure from Amazon or something should work fine

So practically you can use that adaptor to make any regular HDD a portable one, right ?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

If you had a reason to want to remove the original and replace it with another in the case any standard HDD would probably work fine. (SSDs can sometimes not work on older adapters)

@robertadrianwayne

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech that, but I was mainly thinking about using it as a normal hdd in a case

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

I am sorry, I'm not sure I understand right. I took apart a portable HDD to show it is a normal HDD inside of it. So it would be best to use it as is without removing the drive it a portable HDD is needed.

@alexclarke6924

4 жыл бұрын

Or you could just buy a sata to usb adapter

Can this 4tb drive fit in the internal drive slot on the ps4?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I cannot say for sure, I do know this drive is very thick I believe it is around 15mm. the drive that is installed in a PS4 is not that thick.

My sea gate drive light is beeping and not making any sounds, what can I do to fix it? Or if I can even recover all my data that was stored in there

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Does your computer even try to connect to it when you plug it in? Also is it a beep sound only or does it also make a clicking sound too when it beeps?

@Riyu542

11 ай бұрын

​@@DoYouEvenTechi have a similar problem too. Device manager recognizes it but not in my PC. The blue light is on and make beep sound like 8 to 10times and stops. The hard drive fell from a 1feet distance last night since then it doesn't show up.purchased date was 2018. Is the hard drive dead

Hi... Nice video. I have a 4TB WD elements. Is it normal that on shaking a small sound can be heard that of the drive moving to and fro? The drive is working all good....

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Without hearing it myself it would be difficult to say what it most likely is. One thing I would do is rather than shaking, gently rolling it over in the palm of your hand. By rolling rather than shaking if the sound is still heard it could just be a small piece of plastic inside the case, most components in the drive that fail do take a little more force to hear and are normally much quieter.

@dr.tissonjob5707

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech Thank you... Hopefully no major issues.... Read a similar post where they mentioned drives, 4TB and above may not fit in the case properly so could be an alignment issue.

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Either way if you had the availability it wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure you also have that data save somewhere else even if it meant buying another drive to back it up to. Unless it's data you can do without.

I got the same one, 2TB and the connector ports just broke. So I took it out and just waiting on my 2.5 hard drive enclosure. It’s cheaply made, 😞

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

I agree the case is not great but I have had pretty good luck with the drives inside them

Thank your video ,my harddisk stop working today and i am panic and i find this video and open it up to see a lot of ant make nest inside it and after clean all of it it can function again but have a little bit problem the ant left to my harddisk

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is crazy, I am glad it helped you! I would for sure back up your data to something else incase they did damage it

Do these drives work on pc without any mods after this?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Yes after this, it is a standard internal 2.5" sata hard drive (aka. laptop hard drive). The only thing you might run into is the higher the storage capacity the thicker the drive can be, up to 15mm I think, but this can keep it from fitting some applications. Sometimes it may need to be formatted to be used but not mods at all.

@501Bravo

3 жыл бұрын

One thing to consider is any external drive that has the ability to encrypt... These drives will have a VCD partition you CAN NOT delete. This is a UDF type partition that is embedded in the firmware. You can use some partition editing tools (Ranish) to hide them - but they WILL NOT go away! The drive is still usable, but I would consider this to be a required "mod". It will also impact your partition count for for an OS that requires multiple partitions on the boot drive (Linux). If you read the fine print on the box, it will state whether the drive encrypts data or not.

And i do have an external hard drive laying around

@Doyoueventech Can we revert and get back the external hdd??

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

If you did not damage the case it was in yes it can be put back in and will work fine.... Alternatively if you damage the case you can also buy a 2.5" drive enclosure off of Amazon or something like that.

@Harshavardhan-gi7dk

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech thank you man!!

Can input one of these in my PS4 as internal?

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

The PS4 should have the same 2.5" form factor HDD but you have to pay attention to the thickness of it. I am not sure if you can put the larger 3, 4, or 5tb drives in it. They can be all the way up to 15mm thick where the more common thickness is 7mm.

Why does external l cost less than internal drive?

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

I really have not figured that out it costs more for them to make honestly, I think it has to just be the customers they hope to sell too. People buying internal drives are probably building a PC and will pay more to get just what they want. It's just a guess though

How long your 4T live? My very new 4T seagete portable have strange noise, makes me so scared! my maxtor 1T ,seagate 2T expansion + had sudden death after making beep beep sound seagate quality is fxxking bad!!!!!

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Mine is still working. But if it's making noise you better back it up! And contact Seagate to see if they can help

The USB ports on these things are SOOOOOO fragile. I need to find a replacement board for the one I have......hope I can find one. Thanks for the video.

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

That port has been bad about bending and breaking. It's nice to see a shift to usb-c and that should be a little less bad about that.... Also just getting a whole new hdd enclosure might be a good option for you too they can be gotten on Amazon or whatever to put most size drives in you would just have to make sure you get one big enough to hold yours

@Mfbzai

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, Seagate user you're so lucky cz the HDD is using a SATA port that can be placed anywhere. I buy 4TB WD Passport and USB port 3 board was broken, I opened and wtf the HDD is integrated with a USB3 port, the pricing of the board is almost the same as the HDD passport, my data is stuck on there. Beware!

im looking for a hdd enclosure for this hard drive; the port of the external hard drive broke after many years. please reply to this with the name of a product that can fix my problem!

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

ORICO USB3.0 to SATA III 2.5" External Hard Drive Enclosure for 7mm and 9.5mm 2.5 Inch SATA HDD/SSD Tool Free [UASP Supported] Black(2189U3) www.amazon.com/dp/B01M08LCXW/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_2KFCPZYPF7C60REE9KYP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

This one should work for you as long as your hard drive is less than 9.5 mm thick according to the documentation. I would presume that that is somewhere around 3TB or smaller capacity

That's not a 2.5" drive??? That looks to me clearly like a 3.5" drive? Can you please double checkl?

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

It's a 14mm thick 2.5" drive. And that is for sure. A 3.5" inch drive would have been much larger than this one.

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾What size torx you using?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Does not require a torx. Just a small Phillips

Can I use it for PlayStation 4 pro.internal

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

The type of drive will work I am just not sure the maximum thickness that can be installed in a PS4

What is the drive height?

@DoYouEvenTech

5 жыл бұрын

It is the larger than the more common 7mm 2.5" drive, I believe it's thickness is about 15mm.

My hard drive is spinning and no light and sometimes "beeps"?

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a power problem. When the drive tries to spin up and can't they make a click/beep sound. You could try putting it in another enclosure but the way it sounds it very well could be a problem with the drive itself. if you get it to start you better get your stuff off of it.

@Kyosume11

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech Thank you!

This is why seagate is better than wd

What if the drive gets broken?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Was it in the case our outside the case?

Could I take the drive off and install it directly on my laptop?

@mikeoxbig7806

4 жыл бұрын

The hard drive is too thick to fit in a laptop.

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Mike is correct, the 4tb and 5tb are very thick. You would have to get one of the small capacity drives most likely the 1tb and maybe the 2tb would fit.

@501Bravo

3 жыл бұрын

Also depends on the laptop. My 18.6" lappy is considered a "desktop replacement", and has not one, but TWO 2.5" bays. Both accept 15mm drives. So, my laptop has 7TB of drive space.

Thanks , can I Replace with 6TB with another Brand or else ? The point is I want to Upgrade

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not for sure exactly what you're asking. If you're talking about upgrading the drive capacity in the Seagate case I would recommend just buying a hard drive case from Amazon. If you're asking if the same strategy might work for a different brand that sells a larger capacity Drive then I would say there is a chance however there are some drives that come with the 3.0 port directly connected an they are much less useful.

@adityaderahman1639

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech or maybe same Brand Seagate Ironwolf. Maybe I need to Try this Experiment By the way Hardisk Life only 4-5 years -_-

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

I personally own and actively run several of the 8tb barracudas but I also have their 8tb IronWolf drives as well and if you have the extra cash to spend I would 100% recommend the iron Wolf drives over the barracudas they are just a little more pricey. But we are now talking about full size 3.5" HDD not the 2.5" drive that I refer to in this video

@adityaderahman1639

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech what is Diffrent beatween barracuda, Ironwolf, skyhawk And what is better ? I need to know and i need More lifetime and durability

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt "BackBlaze Drive reliability reports" are the best place to get that info. If Google that they break it down by year as to what each drive and their failure rates are approximately and it is a great information

sir. what is the name in this port?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

When you buy it, it's a standard HDD usb 3.0 port. The drive that I took out has the standard internal SATA III port. Is that what you need sir?

Is that a 2.5 inch one? Been looking for one and sadly the game drives are alittle big for my PS4. Bought the game drive and it is not small enough and I just broke the case.

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yes these are 2.5 inch drives. But most of those game drives are too. Was it just to thick?

@FoxyPercival714

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech It was. It was a 3.5. Still bummed today that it didn't fit. Course, What was the product you got? Hoping it's a 2.5 and not the 3.5

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

It was a portable Seagate expansion drive. But you still have to be careful with the capacity that you buy. I think it's something like anything larger than 2 TB changes the thickness of the drive even though it is still a 2.5-in drive it will not always fit in every device. And you would definitely have to look up your specific device to see what the maximum size that could fit in it, the range that 2.5 inch drive thickness is normally between 7mm and 15mm.

@FoxyPercival714

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech If you got a link to the product in your video or any HDD that can fit 2.5 I would be eternally grateful.

@FoxyPercival714

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech I'm watching the video over and over and your drive that you got is thick and bigger like the one I bought but my PS4 one is really thin and small.

If you do this do u believe any data on the drive will be okay

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

I would always recommend backing it up first but as long as it is done carefully and correctly the data should be retained. I have done this to recover data when the USB fails to work.

Is it a SMR or CMR device?

@vallbosh7452

3 жыл бұрын

It is a SMR unfortunately

Need formated if want to use in laptop?

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the laptop but should be directly installed in a laptop and an OS installed on it.

@mochammadagunghidayat3237

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech i'm use win 10 and works (my laptop ideapad gaming 3i) 😃.

I only came to watch this because mine was making a strange noise so I was seeing I it had a fan in it aha

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

No fan, so I strange noise is probably not good. I would backup your data elsewhere soon

@weeladdie7931

4 жыл бұрын

DoYouEvenTech no I figured out it’s the disc things spinning really quickly so no need to worry

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

They should not be very loud though, you might run seagate's drive checker to make sure it's all fine.

@weeladdie7931

4 жыл бұрын

DoYouEvenTech no other wasn’t very loud don’t worry just when I put my head to it that’s why I was confused as to if it had a cooling system but yeah just the discs doing their job shouldn’t be anything to worry about though

can this be use or fit in a playstation?

@DoYouEvenTech

Жыл бұрын

I believe both the PS3 and PS4 used 2.5" drives like this however they do have a max thickness that can be installed and I don't believe you can install a 4tb like I have in this video because it is approximately 15 mm thick. Definitely double check online for whatever specific model you have.

@davidrief5351

Жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech thanks for the info you rock

i lend that drive from a friend, and i dropped it, it stopped working

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

Spinning HDDs do not like being dropped very much... You could still always take it out and see if it happens to only damage the adapter board, but I would say that is may be more likely that the drive is damaged.

can I use this in ps3 as internal hard disk ?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on witch size you get I think up to a 2tb works but you just want to read what thickness drive can if in your style PS3

@AJZulu

3 жыл бұрын

No. This drive is too thick to fit into the port.

Hi sir,it can use inside laptops?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

The particular model that I took apart is probably a little too thick to put in most laptops. That said the two terabyte version or less should work properly in most laptops. As far as the ports go they are compatible as long as the laptop has a standard SATA port in it

@birenlimbu4266

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech thanks sir!

What do you mean there is no turning back. Of course you can turn back. Unless you break it open with a brick!

Be careful of these drives. They are much thicker than laptop drives and may not fit in your device, also in some of the newer drives, the SATA interface is not available, you only have USB, and you won't know until you crack it open.

@pyracurse

2 жыл бұрын

If you stick to the 1TB and 2TB drives, you won't have a problem with the thickness of the drive; it's only the 4TB and 5TB drives which are double thickness. Also, avoid Western Digital and Toshiba if you want an internal drive with a SATA interface - they have the USB connector soldered directly onto the PCB of the drive.

Can you put it on your ps4

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

The type of drive will work I am just not sure the maximum thickness that can be installed in a PS4

Can it still work after dropping it from abou 1 foot high?

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

It does have shock absorbers inside the case that SHOULD protect it from a drop that small. Unfortunately there is always a chance that it can be damaged even though it was a small drop and it has internal protections. Have you had a problem with one recently?

@franceshenriettatutay3523

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech sadly yes.. I've tried solutions on the internet but it doesn't match my problem and when I think I was close to fixing it there would be something missing

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Did you even go as far as removing it from the case like I have shown here and putting it in another case and it still did not function or not yet?

@franceshenriettatutay3523

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech not yet cause I don't have proper tools for it

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

No warranty remaining on it from Seagate? Tested other cables, USB ports, another computer?

Looks more like a 3.5" to me?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

It is definitely a thick drive. But is most certainly a two and a half inch form factor!

@ThomasPrimeCCR

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech interesting all of my 2.5 inch versions have no space under the USB port buy my 4tb 3.5 inch did and looked thick just like that, I've been wanting a 2.5 4tb so I'll have another look on amazon, thanks

My man. Give me the P/N of that external hard drive

@DoYouEvenTech

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help, P/N is as follows (STEA4000400)

Mine on but no light not show

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

So you can feel the disk spinning, but the light does not illuminate correct? I guess also the computer does not recognize it either

@Toniez0

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech I look on computer and it don't initialize to show up in file manager but does in disk manager, so I clean/wipe it and cracked it open and feel it vibrating but the card that USB connects has the light that don't come on

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a PC or another adapter you could test it in?

@Toniez0

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech no but will maybe buy another and do some test, it cannot be that hard to figure out

@navez7583

Жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech I have this problem, hardrive LED not working but i can feel disk spinning inside, my computer or tv don't recognize hardrive help

it ok for ps4 ?

@Johninadelaide2022

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the PS4 slim has a 2.5 inch regular hard drive so this will fit perfectly not sure what a regular ps4 has.

@AJZulu

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johninadelaide2022 regular thin 2.5 This is a THICK 2.5 and might not fit into the removable drive slot

how do you "save" money?

@cate01a

3 жыл бұрын

oh, buying them external is more expensive. but are yo usure the interal one would be 3.5", not 2.5" as external ones typically are?

@cate01a

3 жыл бұрын

also, why bother making something external internal?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head with the price difference in the external versus internal. In the case of the drive that I took apart it was a 4 TB that I bought for around $75. if I were to have thought an internal 2.5 in Seagate barracuda 4 TB it would have cost me $140. Because it's the same drive inside and I wanted an internal it made sense to save the extra money and just remove it from its casing. The other interesting added benefit for someone that does not already have a drive reader the USB 3 to SATA adapter board can be a very useful tool. The difference in 3.5 and 2.5 drives are there normal applications 3.5 being a desktop drive primarily and 2.5 being a laptop drive primarily you can get either size internal or external very easily.

@cate01a

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech Alright cheers, though why would you prefer an internal rather than external drive? Given you have spare usb3 slots which is likely, wouldn't the convenience of having this massive storage usb backup thing be very handy?

@DoYouEvenTech

3 жыл бұрын

I was installing it Ina device with only a 2.5" slot. SATA connections also provide different configuration options for pooling drives together and things like that.

it's SATA 3 or 2

@DoYouEvenTech

4 жыл бұрын

It is a SATA lll 6gb/s 2.5" drive

@osamaabdallah7975

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoYouEvenTech thanks man

Why to buy External HDD it costs around 5.5-6k For 2TB Better buy a 3.5 inches HDD with a case to convert it to external HDD It will save alot of money...

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure where those money figures came from but the installing that I was using this found needed a 2.5" drive, and the external was considerably cheaper to purchase and shuck the drive out at the time.

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure where those money figures came from but the installing that I was using this found needed a 2.5" drive, and the external was considerably cheaper to purchase and shuck the drive out at the time.

@DoYouEvenTech

2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure where those money figures came from but the installing that I was using this found needed a 2.5" drive, and the external was considerably cheaper to purchase and shuck the drive out at the time.

Yesterday my seagate 4T have strange sound , today sudden death, so bad seagate quality . i will never buy seagate in my life