👀 WD My Passport. How to Open a Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive Enclosure
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WD My Passport. How to Open a Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive Enclosure
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What is the name of that part ,that u removed from hard disk????....Becoz my connecter pin broken down few days ago....I want to buy that part....Bt I don't know...
@@princedusmanta860 I don't understand what you mean, but you can buy a broken disk and take a connector from there or solder wires
@@xVoLAnD Actually sir I am talking About the logic board...My USB connector just broken down...From where I buy that logic board,if u know plz suggest???
What tool set is that ?
@@emmanuelcendejas2324 Please, check description under video
Thanks for this helpful vid. By seeing where the clips are I discovered that I can pop the whole thing off in one go by getting a guitar pick between the cover and the USB port, then tilting back until the rest of the cap pops off. Dead simple. But I wouldn't have known that without watching your vid first. Cheers!
Legend, worked like a charm
WD thank you for fu****** up my files, luckely I had the most important content still on my old computer!
WD drives used to be good, but I guess these aren’t the 90s anymore.
I like how he has a heart in your comment meaning that he didnt give a f*ck
You do know hard drives get damaged when your moving them while powered on. Even being near magnates can mess them up. A well looked after hdd used 4 hours everyday can last upwards of 10 years.
Most consumer grade hdd’s last on average 5 years
I have a HDD by WD. Wd green. Very sure it's atleast 8 years old and still running good. Shows 91% health. When they work, they work amazing. My dad got a wd green hdd which died in 2 months 🤣. He also had a Seagate which died in 5 months. I got it replaced and the replacement is running close to 2 years now. I think 2012 - 2018 was a hit & miss year for hdds. If they work they'll work good, if not they'll just die in the fastest time possible. Oh yeah, my dad also owns a 2tb Seagate which is probably running from 4 years rn.
@@4694salman Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get
Phew! You mentioned WD passport problems. Thank God I got Element!
I used to do the old mechanical Elements and tie them in to larger volumes. I just needed to install a larger drive into the wife’s laptop and at the time of purchase, the store I stopped at was COMPLETELY OUT of internal drives. I figured this would still work. Guess I’ll find out, LOL!
Same issue here, several Passports are not functioning reliably or at all.
Sometimes it can see the files, but not copy, sometimes it will ask to initialize the drive.
Switched to Seagate.. let's see.
Always have three copies!
smart on me to check 1st on youtube what it looks like . i was about to shuck mine lmao . i was planning to use it as a internal hdd
Many thanks. I have a 4TB WD Elements HDD which looks very similar to this one. I use it on my iMac as a backup using Time Machine. For a while the USB lead going into the drive has been flaky and disconnects randomly. I often have to just wiggle it and it connects again. Now it's stopped completely. Although within their 2 year warranty, they want me to return it, which of course I don't want to do as it has all my personal info on it. Having watched you, I'll take mine apart and see if I can get it to work. :) Thanks again!
There is very little chance of recovery. better return and ask to make you a backup. Good luck!
I have a TB version of this model. It failed. I had failed drives before, but opening them up and connecting them directly via sata allowed me to retrieve data from it. But on opening this one, found the proprietary connector eitht he adaptor soldered on to it. I could no nothing. Anything I could try out? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Sonu Simon My experience is negative, so I will not advise you anything. May be can someone...
You could reach out to someone with a Sata board as a replacement. If it works, you can use the hard drive to retrieve data.
It's not something I tried but you could try it if you're desperate.
@@mohamedmagdy-dz1pm wont work.
6:11 amazing. Thank god to guide to reach your channel
I have a WD 1TB for 8 years. Only i backup important things and always, i keep it saving at secure place. Never it fail.
You are lucky! 👍🏻
My Elements died in a similar way to the others comenting. I thought it was because of the cable. It still spinning normally. Light's on. Only the disk manager detects it. I can't even initiate it, it gives a critical hardware failure. Anything I can do?
love the music and grear lighting
My wd external HDD passport 1tb suddenly stop working I don't know what should I do now it's out of warranty. Should open it to chack the problem how would I know the issue...lead me to the right direction
I bought a 2TB version 2 years and 6 months ago and it completely shit the bed a couple days ago. They have a 2 year warranty.. Lazesoft recovery saved what it could. I have duplicates of the important stuff but still.. This drive had probably less than 50 hours of run time on it. It crashes explorer every time I plug it in, otherwise I'd use crystaldisk to confirm exactly how few hours it has. Generally had decent luck with WD stuff but these drives are designed to be e-waste
bro is there any solution i have wd elements 1tb,when i connect it to my and other laptops,it sounds connecting but showing loading also slowdown my all laptop which it is connected at that time,also disk management not opening when it is connected,please help me how to fix this.
Sorry, no idea
Can i ask what kind of screwdriver did you use in the video.
do you mean my screwdriver set?
@@xVoLAnD yes sir is it a torx
Thanks brother.
Yes, bro
Whats the problem i use 1 for almost a year never had problema
External drives like this go bad a lot. Especially WD drives. I would strongly suggest you back up your files on a separate drive now.
@@crypt0sFX never had a problem with mine and its been used since 2014. unless they made changed some stuff since then they should be the same besides maybe the boards in them.
@@snowwolf120 Glad to hear it. Mine broke recently and now I use an internal hdd.
last resort...I had a similar wd elements 25a2, stopped working after installing win 10 insider update.(not sure its related). the drive doesn't show in explorer, but in device manager it seems fine.
in disk management it shows "unknown", and "not initialized. any idea before I dump this hdd and lose all content will be appreciated. and even easeus recovery had no idea
If the disc does not make a strange sound, do not rush to throw it away.
I know you used a screwdriver at the end, but what were the tools you used at the beginning?
Spudgers, various types. You usually want to start with plastic ones if you care about marring the plastic.
You should show how to remove the other side
mine like above the connector still there-so wont fit my enclosure-can u tell me correct enclosue i need,thx
Sorry, but it cannot be installed in any enclosure without re-soldering
Can you use that hard disk for external space on desktop pc?
This hard disc was like an archive for rare copies. Right now, I'm using another hard drive that is used to expand my laptop disk space.
My hard drive does not show up on my library, but a software easy recovery detects it. Is it still possible to fix my hard drive? I wanna try recovering the files but I wasted all my 1TB memory, my laptop doesnt have that much space.
I advise you to connect another backup disk and make a copy, you’ll lose all your data in the near future
Try replacing the board with a standard sata one. Hope it helps.
Looks like it can be use as Enclosure
No
If jack was broken any chances to change inside plate & how to get back up my data from hard drive
In 90% you'll lose your data... so sad
i hate it when wd puts a proprietary connector internally so we cant use it in our desktops. this sucks
You are not recommending WD, so which will you suggest
Look towards ssd
Too bad i have bought it, and my 700gb is gone with undetected drive. Trying to fix it now
Good luck!
Any advice?
Can i put an another HDD 2.5" inside the case?
No, you cannot.
Inside there is a modified control board
@@xVoLAnD Ok thanks.
The case is modifies to accept a hard drive with the board so probably not.
Why are you disassembling it? Is it broken?
Yes, it broke, knocking heads inside. I tried to restore, it didn’t work. The same symptoms and past drives.
@@xVoLAnD I've bought at least 5 portable drives over the years, and all still work :) But I don't carry them anywhere, they just sit on my desk. Last two have been Seagate Backup Plus Slim, I avoid WD bc they don't have a native SATA connection inside. Buffalo is good too but more expensive.
It's good, Ihave a bad experience with WD. I'm glad that now can buy a SSD at a nice price
I hate WD drives especially their portable drives because of SATA to USB3 adapter being soldered on with no option to connect ir to PC SATA if it fails ! I have had really bad luck with WD drives my personal experience is 80% failure rate for my WD drives both 3.5 and 2.5 external ! My favorite brand is Seagate sure i have had problems etc but nothing as dramatic as with WD drives i even have 11 years old Seagate Barracuda drive still working fine that beast outlived many WD drives. I am only buying Seagate (Maxtor) or other external drives with removable sata to usb3 adapter although they are pretty cheap and prone to failure also the USB3 cables for Seagate / Maxtor are pretty cheap bad quality and i had problems with those cables alone good that i had spare cables from all failed WD drives :D ! I also have 3 years old 3x Seagate Slim 2 TB external drives they are still working fine. As for SSD i had Samsung EVO 850 250 GB SSD it failed with no warning since then i dont trust SSD's disks altough i am still using some cheapo SSD's for windows and program's and they haven't had any issues yet. I still have left 1 TB WD my passport its old slim version and old 2 TB WD my passport that's one pretty thick and bulky the only 2x WD drives i hjavent had any issue.
Seagate / Maxtor - Cons
- Bad quality cables (Had problems with that)
- Bad quality SATA to USB3 adapter (Had failed once for me)
- HDD Was converted to RAW - luckly with old seagate file recovery software could restore files and reformat drive
- As for most drives if using for long period temperature is getting high in enclousure
Seagate / Maxtor - Pros
+ Removable SATA to USB3 adapter, can use drive in PC/Laptop/Dock other adapter
WD Pros
+I guess security / encryption or something like that ...
WD Cons
- Soldered SATA to USB3 inside PCB no way to remove by yourself
- High failure rate atleast for me
SSD Disks
I like HDD's more because i have had experience with them and there is more ways to fix them and get your data back !
Mārtiņš Markss Thanks for your experience, very informative 👍🏻
I suppose you could replace the board with the USB-3.0 type B board with a standard sata one.
You don’t need to change the board, if you look on the Internet (google), you can find how to solder the connector to this board
@@xVoLAnD I am talking from my perspective as somebody who doesn't own soldering equipment and has no expertise in soldering. If my current circumstances don't apply to you, I apologize.
Everything is fine. Don’t worry! 😉👍🏻
@@xVoLAnD would be great if you can share the link here, so much misinformation on the web! Thanks
@@steveallen3335 I will not do that and refer to something that I did not do or am not sure. You must understand why, sorry.
Looks hard work
hello i have a two tb wd external hard disk , my hard drive is connected but not show and not open pls some suggestion open my hard drive
Hello, I have no solution for you, but this is a bad sign. I can hope that the USB controller, i.e. your data is not corrupted yet and this is good news for you
what is the hdd thickness, was it 7mm?
2.5” like notebook hdd
Bruh i know u made that music.
Ikr so bad lol
@@Harryd06 lol
Yeah thats my last one all so ...I know drives die but that brand is most comen...
No jacket while working on electronics. It generates ESD.
Try using a grounding strap.
Yes, you are right. It should be a dust-free vacuum room
Can I fit this on my Acer aspire 3 ( laptop , A315-53 ..
🙏 please reply .. I beg .. I want to replace it's hard drive with this one
You can not. The hard drive has a different connector inside, which is not compatible with your laptop.
@@xVoLAnD thank you 🙏 ... so I must take it to the repair shop and buy the compatible hard drive ?
@@osbonosbon6958 for WD external hard drive? or for your laptop?
Is that just a standard SATA drive?
If the short answer - no. This has a SATA interface, but it doesn't have a connector 🤷🏻♂️
@@xVoLAnD so that's going to make it hard to just rip out and place elsewhere..I think the usb part is broken on my drive. Hey ho..
It is a slightly different version. Thanks for getting back to me. 👍
@@nacnud_ If only the USB connector is broken, then this is not a problem and it can be easily replaced in the any workshop 👍🏻
Can i use the hard drive i removed as an internal drive and put it in my pc?
No, it doesn’t have a connector for your PC
Hi, can I use it as had for pc?
Only as external storage
@@xVoLAnD and if change the motherboard to another one with sata?
@@appleoptimizer9822 No, need to solder. Just don't ask what.... where...
hello... I need to find a connector type to connect to Sata... what are these pins called you find in the elements disk once you open it.........These disks are so rubbish and I have TB of 22yrs worth of music production on it, HELP SAVE ME PLEASE
Hello, since you have important information, it's better to contact the specialists and don't it yourself
@@xVoLAnD I managed to do it my self 💪
@@fenwickridley Congratulation!!!
@@fenwickridley How did you do it?
Very bad drives and if the usb port break, bye bye drive. I wouldn't buy
this even if it was $10 and I don't recommend people to buy these until
western digital follow seagate way of providing proper sata connector.
👍🏻
same problem here...cannot open my WD External Drive...3 days old
Han-Apz bAuTisTa If you have a warranty period, return and borrow something else or SSD.
@@xVoLAnD thmx very much ser for sharing 😊
Yes I Agree with not buying WD Passport. I had 2 and both did not last long. So Disappointed
Mine is clicking🤮any advice anyone
can i convert this to internal
It is necessary to re-solder the connectors
Absolute garbage... Got a WD Elements 2TB and it simply stopped working and my computer freezes every time I plug it in. I could return it, but it has (or had) all my private data, so no... Won't recommend it to anyone!!
Too bad, no sata connector
Someone brought me one of these that has a bad USB chip. It copies data at about 200 bytes per second over ddrescue... this is going to take a few years... decades... oy!
Can I fit this on a ps4?
I don't have ps4, I can't say anything. If as internal, you won't succeed.
It seem its not my job
but still Western digital have a better data against Seagate... Seagate have way more % problems with Data lost than WD. Is weird that "My PassPort" is one of the most recomended External HDD in Amazon and as a budget option in some webpages. I have the simplier versión -not MY PassPort- of a WD external drive, and still rocking great 3 years later.
oh snap. your right you cant buy that. thats a bad design. you can lose all the data.
Thanks; this was helpful.
I had a 1TB drive like this... It failed, so I returned it (RMA). They didn't have any 1TB ones anymore, so they sent me a 2TB as a replacement! Awesome, right? It's failing again... It's probably the USB port, or maybe just a flakey controller. Regardless, I'm not waiting for it to fail completely. I bought a Samsung SSD to which I'm copying everything over. Then I'm going to repurpose the 2TB HDD inside and take a hammer to this shitty enclosure. Tired of your crappy hardware, Western Digital.
That's why I never buy WD external hard drive or even a laptop with WD hard drive in it. Worst HD brand ever. Even worse than anything made in China.
I lost all my photos with this piece of shit, now I undertand the importance of having at least two backups un different devices
Use Ur nail
Crap soldered drive !
Seagate and WD make the worst DD ever, there is no sata connector. F.... ck WD.
you figure the side where you can stick in the sata would be shown. nope.. time for another video.. the most important thingy isn't shown. gay
This is not possible for a number of reasons. I don't have the budget to even have a few broken disks. Yes, that would be nice, but ....
2 wd hd broken in 2 years ..don t buy thiss shit
Was hoping it was a regular drive inside so that i could actually use it since mine is being detected but now showing up but nope. These are junk
How many rpm this hdd runs ?
Different models have different speeds