Can this be disassembled and the hard drive used internally in a computer?
206033
Yes, BUT any data you had on the drive will not be available as the volume will not show as a drive letter you will need to format the drive to use it.This is because you are not using Seagate's controller. Getting the case open requires watching the Youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsEEQXpHcuQ
206034
Yes, but that will void the two year Seagate warranty, which is only on the complete external drive. The warranty is tracked based on the serial number on the enclosure, not the one on the actual hard drive, which is considered OEM and doesn't have a separate Seagate warranty.
472675
If I understand your question correctly, the trays that in in the hard drive bays can be removed out of the bays, yes.
1330288
If you mean, "Can I take a SATA drive out of a Dell desktop computer (NOT a laptop Dell), and put it in this case?" The answer is Yes.
1814710
I was able to use the caddy that was already in the computer. It didn't look like it initially, but it can be separated from the old drive.
746724
The hard drive can be swapped, but it's a bit more involved than most netbooks. but not impossible.
473625
None. You have to put in your own hard-drive; this is just an enclosure for an internal drive to make it an external drive.
1057870
From what i see, the enclosure has 4 small screws in the bottom and glued on feet on top of them. I haven't opened the case yet but I feel confident you can open and replace the drives. I wish you can buy the case and put the drive yourself. Ummm, let me check on that, come to think of it.
1936298
yes it can be and a lot of times if your operating system crashes you can put the hard drive in an external case and save a lot of your data
226179
Yes. I have done this several times. The hdd fits snugly though, and it is quite difficult to get in and out. I used a screwdriver, but a flatbladed scaper of some sort might be better.
208367
Internal drive is the primary use so should be ok as long as you have the right connection which I believe for this drive is SATA.
800549
I am not sure about that. I would think tha a sales person could give you the answer. It seems like it would be possible to open up as the hard drive is in the base, not on backside of monitor.
2227781
You are supposed to be able to do that, but I have had many problems with this unit. Even just one hard drive plugged into this didn't work properly. It would eject the external hard drive all the time. It work fine in the beginning, then suddenly stopped working.
1987834
Sure. As with any other drive in any other machine, you'll need to pull the drive and us the DriveWire to connect it to a working computer.http://www.manualslib.com/manual/324640/Lenovo-Ideacentre-B540.html?page=52#manual shows you how to perform disassembly and drive removal.
499015
Close. Disassembling an iMac had drive prior to resale of the rest of the computer. Besides, I wanted to see the platter.
270169
Yes you could, what you need to know....... The drive inside is a std length (~2"/50mm) long w/ the M2 interface. If you are going to clone the original drive you will need to get a M2 to SATA adapter to make it easy.
2072313
Yes; I have extracted a number of laptop drives from dead laptops and used in this manner. Any drive enclosure made for appropriate drive type will work.
1463808
1. Yes, the Hard drives appear to be replaceable--there are doors for them on the back of the drive.2. I do not know--I have not tried this, and the manual does not address this issue.