Shucking HDD from Seagate Backup Plus Portable
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2020
- How to Shuck HDD. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT FOR REPLACING A FAILED DRIVE. This is strictly for harvesting or "shucking" the HDD for placement into another device. (In this case a Ubiquiti Cloud Key Gen 2)
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The way you did it looks very aggressive but it gave me tons of ideas on how to do it a little bit "better" thank you for your sacrifice and for the courage to do it before of us cowards.
finally the only video in the world that shown the sata connector where you know you can use it as a sata. 99.9 of other video tear down never shows this part. you would think they know better.
This was hard to watch... good info but the screwdrivers, nooo. Any "shucking" with electronics I use the trim removal tools I bought off Amazon. Works great and no damage to the equipment. Good to know re the hard drive though, I have the same one so definitely doing this also and turning it into an internal version.
No questions, just a thank you!
You saved me time -- and more importantly, some nervous moments.
Thanks bro.
Glad to help!
Thanks for this video I used it to open a Seagate 5TB One Touch drive which is exactly the same as the Backup Plus drive. I have also opened a Expansion Portable drive which also has a similar drive inside. Both drives were Seagate Barracuda 5TB drives. Thanks again!! very helpful.
Currently, the 4Tb models are great value for money where I live. I have several & had no drive failures.
I bought some feeler gauges from an auto parts store for less than $10. They're thin pieces of metal that are great for slipping between plastic crevices to pop fasteners. My feeler gauges are angled, and I usually start with the thinnest to get in then use thicker to pop the fastener.
Thank you for this, in my case the USB port broke, the plastic center piece that holds the contacts inside the port broke off, the contacts were still there but bent slightly, and the connector would no longer stay in place or make reliable contact. Since I have a StarTech SATA to USB3 adapter, I wanted to just remove the drive and use that adapter, which I just did thanks to this video.
omg thank you! I couldn't find information on this model anywhere. Much appreciated, great video!
Just one tip: Always do a surface scan of the hard drive (which could take 12-14 hours), for example with HDD Scan b/c a few months ago I had to return 3 of those Seagate HDDs in row b/c of either bad sectors or poor sector reads which significantly affected the read speed and would obviously put your data in jeopardy. They were probably part of a bad batch perhaps due to transport issues? So I went to a different Costco location and the drive I got there was flawless.
can you elaborate? what does surface scan mean and why would it take a whole day
I got same drive but it suddenly stops spinning with blinking white light, what could have been the problem?,been using it for 3years as it is portable hard drive then that happens..
Thanks for this! Just a suggestion, maybe get a plastic spudger tool to minimize risk and damage to sensitive parts.
Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up getting a set of plastic body panel tools for my truck and have since used those. they work well for this kind of work.
Worked a treat on the 2TB drive. Just saved myself about $60. I’m using it in an old Mac so low end drive is fine.
Thank you for making this video. Mine failed three days out of the box, and I'm hoping it's that pesky USB adaptor.
I read somewhere California has a class action suit on these drives. Thanks again.
The adaptor felt super cheap and poorly built Imo.
Mine failed a month ago so that is why...
how do i participate in this class action lawsuit?
@@DuffmanPimp Hey so, this is the first time I'm hearing of this. Can shucking out a failed drive to try and see if the adapter was the issue worth it?
I also read today that WD adapters failing result in the whole drive failing, is it he same for SEAGATE?
Thank you.
@@AkshayKumarX I’ve never heard of the data adapter causing a catastrophic failure on a drive. Usually that’s from the drive hardware being faulty. I would definitely shuck a “dead” drive and connect directly to a mobo sata cable to see if it’s truly dead. You might even be able to recover data if you don’t reformat it.
Wow. Just awesome. Thanks for your guidance. I loved it
Do you have to cover any SATA pins with tape or similar like on 3.5" hard drives?
Thanks! Did this a while ago and got another drive and forgot exactly how I did it. This was helpful!
more a what not to do.. well done
Thanks for this video. It made my life so much easier.
Super useful, thanks!
I just had one of these die on me, apparently. The warranty expired in 2021, so I guess it lived an okay life??
What is the drive thickness after it has been shucked? 9.5mm or is it larger?
3-5tb seagate drives are 15mm, all others are 7mm.
Hi my friend.
Seagate Backup Plus 2.5" 5TB USB 3.0 (STHP5000400)
This model is ok? Please help!
Any speed testing or any updates on the drive? They’re on sale now for $95, seems like a great value. Thanks
Standard HDD data rates. About 100MB/sec. I use mine as an NVR at much lower rates so I can’t comment on true performance.
However it appears to search historical video well. I’m still using it and have no errors so far.
Did the drive work (was it recognized) in your Ubiquiti Cloud?
Yes. It was immediately recognized, formatted and mounted without difficulty. Has been working for about a month without any problems.
Update, still working with no issues in cloud key.
I have 4 of these already on order, going to load up a DS418, thanks for confirming what I thought! Can you tell me the specific Model Number on your drive?
St5000LM000
hey ,after teardown ,can it use on the laptop that it have 2.5" drive slot ,can fit inside ?!
i see it have same ,sata interface but the thickness is more than 1/2 tb hdd thickness ,if you have laptop with 2.5" hdd ,can you try do it and see can this fit inside!
What size of the HDD drive u find inside 2.5" or 3.5 " and thanks for that video
Great Video. What is the height of the drive? It looks thicker than the normal ones.
3-5tb seagate drives are 15mm, all others are 7mm.
Thanks a lot for the video, dude.
Great video thank you! How fast is it ? I was thinking about using it as back up files games etc for destop pc.
Should be fine. I’m getting the standard platter speed of about 100MB/sec.
can i install the drive in normal laptop,,, will size of drive fits the drive bay in laptop
Yup, I believe most laptops are able to hold or already hold 2.5 inch hdd bays.
Looks thicker than 7 or 9mm laptop drive??
Good afternoon Please tell me how the disc performed over 3 years. Are there any data losses or errors? Has the speed dropped?
30k hours, no issues. SMART is fine.
Do inside this, contain disks ? Like internal hdd ?
What is the thickness of the drive? I want to use a drive like that in an HP 110 mini as a nas.
15mm
@@DuffmanPimp Thank you
Is this really worth doing? Does a shucked drive have the same life as a "legit" drive, or will it lose data and fail faster? Assuming you can use this mutant thing in a standard laptop space at all?
It’s only cheaper if you get one on sale. I got mine for less than $100 via Costco, and I think on eBay they were running 120-130……but, I couldn’t verify that the eBay devices were new and unused prior to purchase.
I listed the drive model number and it’s the exact drive you can buy retail…..I use this drive in my Network video recorder, which has a very high write rate, refreshing data every 30 days or so. Many other Unifi Protect owners use this drive and have no problems, even as a NVR storage.
I figure laptop usage would be even better. Also, I listed the drive height previously. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
can it fit in a laptop
Can I do the same for WD, or it got no SATA interface?
wd is usb on the board. Dont try, I did it.
@@jumbo1402 Had a wd mypassport that failed, took it apart to find they use their own proprietary control board, no sata connector it's a straight up usb 3 connector only.
What size is that hard drive? It looks smaller than a desktop type drive, but smaller than a laptop drive. What am I missing? Id like to buy a portable case to replace the one I took it out of, but most look thin and used for a laptop hd and this puppy looks rather thick.
It's a 2.5" 15mm drive. Finding an enclosure for it will likely be difficult since most 2.5" enclosures assume the more typical 9mm size variant.
@@RobertPendell Thank you. Actually found seagate enclosures on THE BAY.
Thanks alot bro.
Thanks for the video. Can i use this drive as my laptop internal drive. Im not sure it is the same size as the default laptop drives?
3-5tb seagate drives are 15mm, all others are 7mm.
That means 2 tb the internal HDD can be matched with laptops or mini PCs ??
nice
Will this laptop fit in laptop?
What is the model of this Barracuda 5TB drive?
St5000lm000
is it a 2.5 inches sata drive?
Yes.
Then what?
damn man i got the fake one from china it was western digital inside no wonder i cant runt it on my ps4 hopefully i can get refund
Amazon sells the same drives for 200 USD without external cases, lol
This was about 90 bucks through Costco.
$200 on amazon without the case and Sam's Club retail store has it for $120 with the case. The black color on Amazon instead of silver is $100 right now. What is the purpose of having a case for the external HHD? I know just keep it organize.
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