![]() I felt the need to disassemble my Maxtor OneTouch 4 hard drive as well (also bought mine on Black Friday). The internal drive is actually a seagate drive and when you input the Serial numbers and part number on their website, it shows that you have to go back to Maxtor for warranty support. Taking it apart and putting it together is a royal pain. If I had the time to look for deals, I would never go this route - just because of the warranty issue. Maxtor has a generous 5 year warranty on this which is the main reason I purchased this drive. I kept all of the pieces so that I can put it back together should I need warranty service. Just slide out the metal plate and you can then work all around removing the remaining screws and plates.Īll in all, it took about 15 minutes of disassembly. There, you can remove the 2 bottom screws that are close together that hold the side plate which the One Touch button is located. Next, with the case apart, you can remove the inner mechanism and drive. I think the best way is to pull with even force with your hands and pray that the tabs stay intact. Really, it is a hit and miss to try to pry the case apart. There are 3 tabs on each side (except the bottom which has 1 tab) holding the case together. The case came apart with slight difficulty but I did not break any of the tabs. I had no idea how it was assembled so I just pulled hard, putting some pressure with my fingers on the sides of the case. Third, the tough part, is to remove both halves of the case. You want to do this if you want to preserve your warranty. If you use a razor blade, and take your sweet time, you can get it off. Be extremely careful not to break the label (there is one large rectangle label and one tiny round label which has crosscuts which break if you remove it). Taking it apart requires a bit of finesse.įirst, you have to remove the serial number label at the bottom of the case. I needed an internal 500gb drive and the External drive ended up being cheaper. ![]() Well I just purchased one of these at Staples. ![]()
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