Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

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  • Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive
  • LaCie Minimus (2 TB hard drive)

LaCie Minimus (2 TB hard drive)

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Step 2

  • Turn the drive over, noting the black rubber strips. Carefully peel each strip off, to reveal a set of two phillips screws under each strip.

Turn the drive over, noting the black rubber strips. Carefully peel each strip off, to reveal a set of two phillips screws under each strip.

Step 3

  • Remove the two sets of phillips screws and set them aside.

Remove the two sets of phillips screws and set them aside.

Step 4

  • Carefully push on the front, black faceplate to slide the drive and housing out of the case.

Carefully push on the front, black faceplate to slide the drive and housing out of the case.

Step 5

  • Note the label: Warranty Void If Seal Broken. In this case, we want to retrieve the data and do not care about the warranty. Remove the label, to expose one of the four total screws on the side to remove the internal drive.

Note the label: Warranty Void If Seal Broken. In this case, we want to retrieve the data and do not care about the warranty. Remove the label, to expose one of the four total screws on the side to remove the internal drive.

Step 6

  • Carefully remove the four screws holding the drive in the caddy, making sure that the hard drive does not slip out or damage the SATA controller card towards the rear of the case.

Carefully remove the four screws holding the drive in the caddy, making sure that the hard drive does not slip out or damage the SATA controller card towards the rear of the case.

Step 7

  • The drive is now removed. Use an external hard drive reader, etc., such as the Cavalry in the second picture, to hopefully access your drive.

The drive is now removed. Use an external hard drive reader, etc., such as the Cavalry in the second picture, to hopefully access your drive.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Giuseppedegioia - May 7, 2016

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Thank you !

We will need it ….

hlundstedt - Jan 30, 2017

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Drive inside say

5VDC / 12VDC - 0.5A 0.7A

But my replace say:

5VDC, 0,60A

12VDC, 0,45A

Is that OK or should I not change?

Jovan Popovic - Aug 21, 2021

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thank you this was great help.

I have a problem where the usb port is broken on the inside of the hard drive. do you know what that piece is called? i need to buy a new one, not even sure if its possible to buy.

thank you

its the first green rectangle shape that has the USB attatched to it which is broken.

sorry not really good with this stuff just trying to solve it

Tomas Navratil - Jan 5, 2023

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Thanks, very clear manual, helped me wel ! :)