Seagate 2TB Backup Plus Slim removal from case, disassembly, teardown

[@reelMn]

I found myself holding my breath most of the way through... Thanks for this, I've just bought one, and I was worried it didn't have the SATA connector. Relieved now.

[@lukasjames5452]

I know Im kind of off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@jzunitemedia]

@@lukasjames5452 soap2day works decent, just make sure to have an adblock

[@stevemoores3265]

Thanks for the video. Putting this in my PS4 and using the old 500GB in the slim case.Good to see how it came apart before attempting it myself.

[@RolanTHUNDER]

+Steve Moores Exactly my idea as well lol. Wanna upgrade my Phantom Pain PS4 to 1TB or more before I get Uncharted 4 next week! Only got 28GB space left now...

[@zarek46664]

I'm going to do this too, I'm glad to see that it founds

[@RYANFERNS19]

I'm doing this too lol

[@inkz34]

It's a 7mm or 9.5mm?

[@MrGuilty57]

@@inkz34 7mm I guess

[@TheSestren]

Thanks for the video, it helped me out a lot as I wasn't sure how to get this thing open! I didn't have a pick or small plastic tool like you have here; I got it out almost straight away using an old Matalan membership card lol... so basically any kind of credit card type piece of plastic. I think it was easier with that because it's long, so once you've got it under the top of the case, you can slide it along popping the clips as you go, but also preventing them closing again. Worked a treat!

[@Osprey850]

Thanks for the video. I just shucked mine and the drive was made in 3/2014, so 10 years and 1 month ago. It still works fine, though. It's the attached SATA-to-USB adapter that finally died. I just happened to have a similar drive in which the drive was bad but the adapter was good, so I took that adapter, attached it to the 10-year-old drive, put it all back in the 10-year-old enclosure and now have a working drive again.

[@christopherbedford9897]

Thank you especially for giving the tips & instructions in text, not speech.

[@sterlingbadon9891]

Thank you. I have done this years ago with another drive. I really needed seeing this as a reminder. Mostly to give me the encourage to break into it. I used an old HOTEL KEY CARD as the item I broke into the seam with.

[@pk.002]

For those of you wondering if this works with the mac model (STDS2000100) for PS4 upgrading, it does! The procedure is the same. Be sure to download the paragon driver for it if you're on windows. Format it to exFAT and you're all set.

[@redcrimson1028]

Peter Klick Can i use this in my ps3?

[@daijoubu4529]

No need to format it, the PS4 uses its own filesystem/encryption and will reformat it anyway.

[@carlf2795]

Epic...mine arrives tomorrow to be used as an upgrade for a PS4. I never thought of putting the 500GB stock drive back into the case and using that as a portable backup for other things....awesome video, now I am totally prepared - and thanks to Steve Moores for the idea to reuse the old drive in the slim case. Good stuff, Maynard!

[@DanstereoVG]

Hey man just wondering how the upgrade went and if it worked? I ask just because my friend is considering doing the same :)

[@paulprice6330]

so I dropped mine about two feet high. It's not working... Any thoughts? No led light when it's connected to the laptop.

[@adibrahmanuae]

same with me and also not showing in my laptop

[@hasanabdullah3851]

any conclusion bro?

[@allangibson8494]

Two options - you broke the drive or you broke the USB interface. Opening the case and plugging the drive in directly to a SATA to USB converter will answer the question. If the drive works it is the USB interface and you need a new case (or open your PC and use it as an internal drive (works for most desktops and some laptops with dual drive bays). If the drive doesn't work the interface is fine but the drive is screwed and you need a new drive. If the drive has a hard USB interface instead of SATA - you are out of luck.

[@flyingdiscproductions]

take it a part like this and it will work fine?

[@DopamineOverload]

Thank you for this. I wasn't getting the light to turn on, though it sounded like the drive was still fine (no clicking). The USB to SATA connector piece must have died. Because I placed the drive in a USB enclosure (Inatek) and boom. Started right up. I thought this drive was toast. THANK YOU.

[@larrystephens9054]

I'm getting the same thing. Can you tell me which Inatek USB enclosure you used. thanks.

[@willf4718]

I just had the same problem and same solution. I don't think the make matters; mine is a no-brand from Amazon.

[@Osprey850]

Same here. My drive is fine, but the SATA/USB adapter died. I happened to have a working adapter from a similar drive, so I took that and was able to re-use this drive's original enclosure. I think that the adapters are pretty standard and work with all drives, so others could try just buying that, instead of a new enclosure, if they want to keep the Seagate enclosure.

[@jerryg50]

I myself have taken apart many of these drives this way. Some of the cases are a bit different, but the process is very much the same. There are many people buying this drive to get out the hard disk. If a 2.5 inch form factor drive is needed for a laptop or a gaming console it is often cheaper to buy the pocket drive than to buy the drive separate on its own. The drive inside is a good quality very fast type of drive and will work well in any computer that can accept a 2.5 inch form factor SATA drive. I found when these pocket drives fail it is usually the internal converter board that converts the USB to the SATA protocol that fails and not the drive itself. I work in an environment where we use many of these pocket drives for backups. I also use these drives at home. I have 6 computers and make redundant backups for high reliability. Drives do fail at times. I must own 18 of these 2TB drives. I also have 8 of the Seagate 4TB drives. I found over 80% of the time the small USB to SATA converter board inside of the pocket drive is what fails and not the drive itself. Sometimes if I need an internal drive I crack open an out of warranty pocket drive and install the hard disk in to the computer that needs the drive. I then order another pocket drive to replace the one I cracked open. I remove the drive from the case, and buy a generic SATA drive enclosure for a 2.5 inch form factor drive. These 2.5 inch form factor drive cases with their USB cable cost about $25 average. I try to get the USB-C type that use the USB-C to standard USB3 for the PC computer. This type of arrangement gets really fast and terrific performance. The standard USB3 type is also excellent. The drives inside of these pocket drive units are of good quality and decent reliability. Most of the drives used are actually Samsung, or a Toshiba, or some other name brand type drive unit. Seagate probably contracts for best price. The firmware in the drive's circuit board is programmed to indicate Seagate even though the label on the drive indicates another name and model type. I also found these drives are fast because they are actually hybrid type drives and this is not indicated by the model printed on the drive. If you need an internal drive you can buy one of these pocket drives and crack it open. You can save as much as 30% on the cost of buying a stand alone drive of the same model type.

[@syberpunk]

Thanks for your post. Mine had 10 years of family photos, all of my life’s work pertaining to my business, tax and personal info documents, many priceless things. I was very uninformed of backups, as that *was* my backup. Luckily, I had a copy of about 60% of the data spread across several computers. What’s occurring is my drive spins up, lights up, but freezes whatever computer I plug it into. Gaming desktop, laptop, doesn’t matter where. I was going to try ddrescue but I don’t have time to wait 6 months for a clone, nor can I have my computer on that long. So I disabled automount in Windows, but I get an I/O error on the drive when trying R-Tools. Just hundreds of I/O errors. It couldn’t copy a single sector in the 15 min I ran it. So that sounds to me more like a USB interface issue. Maybe, and hopefully. I’m going to try to pry it open and connect it directly using one of my other HDD enclosures. Wish me luck!

[@syberpunk]

Update: It didn't work. Still freezes the whole computer, makes a slight sound like the drive is being accessed, but nothing. Computer stops being frozen as soon as the drive is unplugged. Any ideas?

[@kyjol]

Good video, but my Backup Plus Slim bought in March 2017 contained the the following Seagate drive: Seagate ST2000LM007 2TB 128MB Cache SATA (Mobile HDD 2.5"). There's a good chance the Samsung drivers aren't made anymore, and they substituted it with those.

[@DDelfer]

Big (+) for neatness and small (-) for floating focus. Thank you for video.

[@moayadkhd8904]

Interesting Samsung hdd hiding inside Seagate enclosure why segate dont use their own hdd

[@tantryl]

Seagate bought Samsung's HDD division in 2011.

[@glitchlunaredteknikaldiffi7150]

is there another video where it tells you on how to open the to get to the arm and disk on this same hard drive cant find it i have a similar problem with mine beeping and i know the arm is on the platter

[@cancerboy352]

So that's the problem I'm having it my seagate is beeping and won't show up on the computer at all i need help!

[@maoiliosaniloideain112]

Young Kemo did you get it fixed? Mine is doing the same now.

[@cancerboy352]

No i lost everything...

[@DoctorKosher1978]

I want/need one, since my five-year-old 1 terabyte Western Digital My Passport Essentials SE died on me, last week. -Never again will I invest in a Western Digital product; they've made their external hard drives with proprietary parts, making the option of troubleshooting their drives with different enclosures out of the question. I've had more luck with Seagate drives, and seeing the make of these drives is truly enlightening.

[@DarkLinkAD]

Ive had the opposite experience, then again, ive replaced a lot of OEM Seagate drives. (Which may differ in quality to an on shelf product)

[@Dacey007]

What tool is that you use to dismantle?

[@ikenj]

Okay, I'm definitely buying this over the WD Passport drives!

[@PatricioRomero_xumi]

I'm recomending them. I found out the damn passports have a integral USB long after i bought it. No surprise it was cheap.

[@hi_kayla_]

can this drive in particular be converted into an internal HDD for a computer to help with some light gaming?

[@proth3us]

Kayla McCallum yes just format it and use as normal

[@drewbadwolf5182]

:/

[@reggaepipe9170]

i accidentally drop my Seagate 2TB Backup Plus Slim do i need to something do for it? need help..!!! tnx :D

[@flyingdiscproductions]

what did you end up doing?

[@PappyMandarine]

Great, this one has a SATA connector. I'm checking the web to see which HDD still have it, and those who haven't. If some other people are interested, the Toshiba Canvio series seem NOT TO HAVE THEM, and the sames goes for most of the WD products. So I'm going for this Seagate.

[@CJPajo]

Thanks for the video. What if the seagate ext HDD's LED no longer lights up and cannot be detected but makes some sort of clinking sound?

[@drewbadwolf5182]

sounds like a new brick has been created. maybe have a fall or something? these are cheaper drives they arent meant to last forever , sounds like yours is done for likely.

[@ryanboyle72]

would you be able to put this hard drive into a 2011 13" macbook pro?

[@jobsjobs2459]

yes you can

[@dinjoDJ]

Any speed difference with usb vs sata and any diff in power consumption

[@Mav3082]

Great instructional, got the exact kind of external drive, just died the other day, gonna try taking it apart and attaching a sata to usb to it see if I can get data off it

[@988skywalker]

You saved my life from all the work I did 🙏

[@SuperTechIT]

Thanks. I got one to put the drive in my laptop, and was hesitant to just go at it, although I was right about how it comes apart...I was not expecting adhesive. Pretty surprised about the internal brand though... Not too surprising though, since Seagate said that their Samsung drives would retain the Samsung name for about 12 months, even though they are now owned by Seagate.

[@SuperTechIT]

www.theverge.com/2011/12/20/2648216/seagate-samsung-hdd-deal-complete

[@humanoid144]

Can you put it in a laptoP?

[@saulochonay]

Yes...but needs the power to run it.

[@GuitarMikes]

Yeah, I did works fine so far

[@djbis]

I would like to know how tall this drive is. Any idea? Some of them are a bit taller than others...

[@douglasspores4651]

It is 7mm.

[@drewbadwolf5182]

LMGTFY

[@barryallen6893]

What tool did he use to open the enclosure?

[@syberpunk]

Any sort of spudger or pointed spudger (used in the video) will do

[@zarek46664]

I have a question. if you wanna close it again, do you need glue or something?

[@Osprey850]

Mine snapped back into place. You could glue it, but you don't need to and I wouldn't, since it'll be easier to re-open if you don't.

[@MasterParry]

thnx i had a lot of hdd for my use actually 3 1tb one was this and i needed to convert it to usb 3.0 for the use of my xbox storage and thought if i open the case it will break but u helped have a good day

[@nonnon6584]

Is this procedure same for the STDR2000101 ?

[@djbis]

trying to figure out if this drive will fit in my 2018 lenovo P71. I think it accepts 7mm tall drives...

[@drewbadwolf5182]

it will fit

[@cancerboy352]

Somebody help me plz! So i took it apart hoping this would help somehow and it hasn't.. The hardrive wants to connect but it just keeps beeping i can here it trying to run and I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong with it and how can i fix it. I've had this hardrive for about 3 year's and i need to atleast get the data off of it.

[@Hero361]

i should prolly format the harddrive before cracking it open and putting it in my ps4 as the new harddrive right?

[@samsung3.0notetab47]

the ps4 will auto format it for u so dont worry itll be fine

[@Hero361]

Samsung 3.0 Note/Tab ahh ok didn't know that thanks

[@samsung3.0notetab47]

Hero361 no worries i ended up putting one in my ps3 and then did my brothers ps4 happy to help

[@optimusprimeval]

Thanks for this video. Was very helpful.

[@gokukn2336]

Nice.. Does it have sata interface too..? I cant find Sata interface in WD my passport..!

[@radreaper4262]

Seagate's backup plus slims have SATA interfaces, WD my passports no longer do.

[@Yash-jo8hv]

it is east if u have an guitar pick or not so small sized nail. it took me 40 seconds to open it and u have to do is try to loosen the glue underneath the case

[@mohamedmagdy-dz1pm]

Are all seagate slim backup externals the same way?

[@KI7PBG]

if you allready have info on the drive will it still work to put into a computer, or is the info encrypted by a control board or anything ???

[@EduardoTeske]

to put the original ps4 hdd in the seagate case I need use the foil or not?

[@ElectroPig]

It shouldn't matter, as the bottom of the case is plastic, so there's practically zero risk of a short, BUT if it's there, it can't hurt. It may help protect it from static. If it's there, and not ruined, I'd use it.

[@blackzacc]

mine does a beeping noise whenever i plug it in now what do i do?

[@denoww9261]

commenting so that I get notified if someone replies

[@de-factoden750]

I wanna know too

[@anonymousjack6349]

The head is being struck on the platters of your hard drive that's why it is not working

[@retsmej]

i had the same problem, i think it's low power beep because when i used the USB hub with adaptor/power it becomes normal and no beep.

[@Dragonashuu]

Thanks! i was really wondering what happens if the usb port gets damaged and u can't connect the drive anymore. well, it seems its just a normal hard drive with a usb adaptor! many thanks!!!

[@hologram94]

Aurel Rusanda yes indeed. You can't do this with wd my passport drives.

[@frank_mtz]

I swap the HDD with the one on my PS4 but now the activy LED on the seagate case is not working, you did the same ?

[@Welmosca]

Nice video...using it as reference to actually put a HDD inside the case.I did it before but don't remember lo...it's always better to be careful though.Thanks for the video.

[@surgecurrent6562]

is this 2.5" ? for laptop size hdd ? cause i dont need the external enclosure im going to put it on caddy

[@tjtube263]

Surge Current yes

[@Torqd_Off]

I'm hoping you see this post and can reply with an answer for me... do you know if the Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB has the SATA hookup like that one you used on your post? And, can I use it in a Laptop computer, Lenovo Yoga 700-14, with Core I5 and I believe 256gb SSD. I have 2 Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB. And I was going to upgrade my 256gb SSD to a 500GB WD SSD, But if I can put the Seagate 1TB in, why wouldn't I? Thanx for your time...

[@drewbadwolf5182]

ALL ALL USB hard drives or ssd's are going to have the "sata hookup", your good man. These drives are universal. in the end its SATA, they are just putting them in nice cases and whatnot. there are really three main ones flash storage (ssd, usb disks etc), hard disks, and tapes. tapes we obviously dont use much commercially however hdd/ssd will always have your basic SATA interface in the end

[@6jarjar6]

@@drewbadwolf5182 false wd passport drives are soldered

[@oynas]

what about fixing needle ?

[@candidfellow]

shy guy, never talks

[@leefiles]

I take it you would have to re-glue it back together?

[@ElectroPig]

One question: What was the height of the drive? I assume it was either a 7mm or 9.5mm, but my current craptop was designed to ONLY accept 7mm drives...which makes it VERY difficult to source anything other than a 1TB capacity drive for the (@*#ing thing.

[@alidhakan6055]

I just bought 1.5tb backup plus slim I believe it's slightly faster then the 2tb version. Even though there both models of M9T. 2tb version in benchmark has average of 125mb read while the 1.5tb version has 130mb average. I going to replace with with my ps4 slim which has Toshiba HDD 500gb. got on sale from bestbuy but was tempted to get 1tb version of hgst 7k1000 1tb 7200rpm which has read of 140mb average and Toshiba 1tb (2015) 2nd gen sshd which has read of 170mb average with 8gb NAND. Seagate just came out with firecuda sshd 5th gen hybird series.

[@sandman_7326]

Wonder if i can get a 4TB or 5TB and put it inside my Xbox one s ?

[@shubhamsahu7235]

My hard disk is making beep noise Is it any threat of data lost

[@hologram94]

Shubham Sahu better backup your data

[@denoww9261]

Evergreen itd be easier if i had access to it :/

[@753238]

Try SeaTools for Windows

[@t_______t1775]

how about backup plus ultra slim model, can you do a removal for that one too?

[@TheInvisibleTraveler]

Is it 7200rpm or 5200rpm?

[@RichardDiaz24]

Hey, can I use this drive inside a 2011 MacBook Pro?

[@सत्यईमानदारी]

Is it 7" or 9.5"? Is it SATA III?

[@mathewakad2861]

7inch

[@jesusalfredoguerratorres6471]

What's the hdd's dimensions? I don't talk about the case. Thanks

[@chrisepps6902]

regular 2.5

[@horusfalcon]

Samsung HDD with Momentus branding? What? Did Seagate buy Samsung's hard drive business, or did it go the other way 'round? I'll be trying this with a 1TB model (for my M4600 laptop). Thanks.

[@fronzensoul]

anyone knows what's the gadget/tool that he's using to open up the drive?

[@TrollingUGames]

An amazing deal considering what you get; straight 4tb internal drives cost an extra 100$ compared to these 4TB drives

[@ricecityschool]

but why is their a Samsung hard disk in a Seagate backup plus???

[@chandan1015]

IS IT 2.5 OR 3.5 INCH ?

[@jokerxd407]

Please do one for the 4tb hard drive

[@bjk8kds]

At online shop, 1 tb ext hdd cheaper than internal, so i want to know if the seagate ext have sata port. now i can buy seagate ext then put it in my transparent ext case by orico 😁 thanks

[@frankmoolah]

Dafuq kinda of BS is that finding a "Samsung HDD" in a Seagate external drive, lmao.

[@uluhitah12]

I think Seagate only make the controller SATA to USB board

[@marknemeth267]

Seagate bought Samsung's HDD business in 2011. As I have seen in old teardown videos like these, in the early years, these hard drives still featured the Samsung logo alongside the sign "2012 (for example) Seagate Technology LLC"

[@garrel]

Can this be used for the PS4?

[@ItsmeMac21]

Thanks for this. Im gonna try and fix the connection port, its loose and my drive doesn't want to start.

[@RobRobMty]

Intresting, buy one of this and reused on other devices is cheaper than get an external 2TB drive... Well done Seagate!

[@jesusflores800]

I opened in 15 seconds with my nails thank you

[@drugenforcementadministrat2716]

Lol same here

[@bowloflettuce5540]

i find it cool you used a tool for this but i just took a key and my knife to open it then i searched this up after i took it out of the case

[@cjloh1]

It's a Sumsung disk in Seagate drive. Mind blown.

[@drewbadwolf5182]

yeah wondering if mine is that way as well Hmmmmmmmmm

[@daijoubu4529]

Seagate bought Samsung's HDD division

[@monxstiglitz08]

Sometimes it could be toshiba. So basically you're just buying the seagate case 😅

[@Ctiann]

some time no talk is the best.

[@TheLastProphet11]

I used 3 credit cards (or alike) to open mine, started with the back by applying force at the crease, once i got it open i stuck another card it there to leave it open and started on the other side. I did the same thing, once i got it open, again i put another card to leave it open, took literally 45 seconds

[@stephenwgreen78]

Get a feeler gage set (5-10$) ...it will change your life when working on phones & other electronics the manufacturer wants to keep you out of 🤣😂. Nothing fits together well enough to keep out a .02" strip of steel...just be careful not to slide it in too far. I would bet it could slide right through the seam in the hard drive itself & damage the internals.

[@zerocool1ist]

Yea this is good to know because eventually the cord these come with as well as the HD connector itself start to get wonky after very little use like you plug it in and the connection is so bad you barely touch it or move it and it becomes disconnected touch it again and it reconnects which gets annoying very fast especially if you are transferring data so by taking the hd itself out as well as the adapter off im able to use a better connector to read the hd. I bet there are people who actually just throw them away even though the actual hd is still good its a nice lil scam to keep regular folks repeatedly buying new Hd's and keeps there profit margins fat its the same way music company's use to make you by CD's that would scratch up with very little use and you would have to purchase the same cd yet again until digital music put a stop to that of course but i think i made my point clear.

[@chenxie6108]

Thanks, it helps a lot. Can't wait to change my PS4 driver~

[@doctorblack1895]

can you tell me outside device serial no. and inside device serial no. different ??????

[@NooobGamers]

Now It's an internal HDD 😂😂

[@michaelsvlog]

I plugged this into my laptop but it doesn't show up... how do I get it to show up?

[@hologram94]

Try using disk manager to see if its detected or not

[@NeroXandeR]

Is this STHN2000401?

[@MuhdAmirulZakwan]

simple and direct to the point, thks

[@manormachine0]

Great video! Re-assures me that I will be able to use this on my PS4, and save some money at the same time :)

[@eatenorpheus3087]

So, can I just take this apart and use it as an internal? Anyone know what RPM it is?

[@technomindrecords]

its good to buy sata enclosure for old sata hdd thanks man now i know!!!

[@ratsrex]

Samsung inside Seagate cover... nice ;)

[@alejmc]

5 years later finding this very useful. Bought a 5-Bay Drive Docking station and wanted to repurpose hardrives lying around. Tried first with a WD MyPassport one and was surprise by the fact that the connector is all whack, it's like floating pins connected to nothing and then the cable interface. Thought all portable drives were going to be that way.

[@rueben44]

Every video I find is of one that is not like mine. I can not find any seams on my 1TB.

[@TheN64man]

Mine is broke, I want to try and fix it

[@maestro0428]

Samsung drive in a Seagate enclosure???

[@753238]

yes that's what you get when Seagate is bought the hard drive business of Samsung

[@whatzitooyaa1599]

thank you so much for making this video.🙏

[@emperorlinux]

funny. Seagate but HD is Samsung. WEIRD!

[@MONSTIIIIR]

Cuz Samsung sold a lot of its hard drive units to sea gate

[@candidfellow]

Psvita Gamer i love my psvita with adrenaline

[@saulochonay]

FYI Seagate owns Samsung's hard drive company.

[@tjtube263]

Not really. Samsung aren't just a manufacturer of consumer goods. You can find Samsung components in just about anything; including major rivals like the Apple iPhone & MacBook Pro.

[@eppsislike]

All our phones and the majority of all TV panels, its screens are made by Samsung. Including their fierce rival - Apple, nearly all the screens of their products, including all iPhone, are made by Samsung. Samsung is bigger than Apple, Microsoft and Google combined. A force to be reckoned with.

[@PatricioRomero_xumi]

Great, this is a real SATA 2.5 drive unlike that WD passport trash.

[@OpCharlieBravo]

Great, saved me from buying a new one.

[@shekarpraveen6806]

Samsung hard drive inside a Seagate ??? What did i just see 😂

[@moyotime3160]

I got the top off with my fingernail. No damage to either!

[@ashishdutt1914]

Moyo Time Those are some strong fingernails bro😶

[@moyotime3160]

lol True story.

[@RajKumar-fr8io]

I saw a video..... SONY HDD open.... in side hdd is seagate Now.... Seagate HDD open.... In side hdd is Samsung I think.... When Samsung hdd open.... ❓

[@adibrahmanuae]

WD

[@Oleg_3kwator]

В отличии от Expansion диск сидит хуже, меньше демпферов, изолирующих микро удары.

[@hemnat2000]

what you are conveying

[@SagarSingh-hk3fs]

Thanks Bro very helpful video