- #HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 DRIVER#
- #HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 UPGRADE#
- #HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 PLUS#
#HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 PLUS#
With the new tampering-proof TORX Plus bits in my tool chest, I am no longer so anxious to replace the screws with standard Phillips screws. After installing the original drive and bracket back into the case, I put it back together. I finally painted the case fluorescent pink, a color picked out by my wife. The USB external case and the new internal hard drive worked flawlessly. I went through the process of partitioning the drive and formatting it. And the computer recognized the hard disk immediately. The case readily accepted the new 2.5" hard disk. Installing the new hard disk was rather easy. After removing the drive from the metal bracket, the bracket is bare for a new drive (see picture below). The internal hard drive was securely with various mounting screws and rubber dampers. I removed the internal hard drive and the internal metal bracket from the external case. Of course, this test would kill two birds with one stone, because it would also test whether this replacement drive works or not. It was a replacement for a warranted drive (see my "Hard Disk Crash" article elsewhere on this site). A brand new Seagate Barracuda 250 GB IDE hard drive happened to show up at my door on the same day. Since I had the external drive case apart, I figured I might as well test the case and see if it would accept other hard drives. Seagate 80 GB External Hard Drive Case.jpg The gray cover that looks like a metal cover turned out to be plastic. I would have no hesitation of putting any new hard drive in such a case. The case is quite well made, with a lot of metal heat sinks. In a few minutes of having the new bits, I had taken the Seagate 80 GB External Hard Drive case apart. Luckily I had a 1/4" drive socket adapter that I could use with my screw driver. If you know a better reason, please share it with us.
#HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 DRIVER#
But after some thought, I realized the bigger TORX bits won't fit a regular screw driver bit socket. I've always wondered why bits would be installed in sockets.
The tamper-proof TORX Plus bits came on a socket rail. I had the fingers crossed that the bits won't be a set of regular TORX bits. After waiting patiently for a week, the bits finally arrived.
It actually supplied by ToolTopia, an Amazon affiliate. Tamper-Proof TORX Plus Bits Socket Set" through Amazon. I ordered the " SK Hand Tool (SK 84231) 11 Pc. Thanks to the helpful folks on Newsgroups (see "Strange Screws" in Related Links), this screw has been identified as the Security (Temper-Proof) Torx Plus. Anyone know where I can get a screwdriver for these screws? The screw has a 5-point star (or flower-petal) shape with raised circle middle. Rather than drilling the screws out, I'd prefer to find the right screwdriver and replace the screws with generic Phillips ones. However, Seagate uses specialty screws on the bottom of the case to keep people out of it.
#HOW TO OPEN SEAGATE ST30000U2 UPGRADE#
Plus, eventually, I would like to upgrade the internal drive with a new one when the current drive crashes, or to put a bigger one in there. It would make my wife's desk livelier than with its boring gray case. It's shaped somewhat like a purse, so I thought I'd take it apart and paint the metal case pink with flower patterns on it. I bought my wife a Seagate 80 GB External Hard Drive at Walmart today.
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