I am compleely ignorant here. Why does the picture not have the metal "cover" with all the info on it? Will I need to swap the cover from my bad drive
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The lid for the drive is installed in a clean room when it is built. If you remove it, you can kill the drive due to contamination. I believe that they display a photo of it without the lid and showing the platters so that customers don't get the impression that it is a solid state drive.
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no it comes with the cover all you need to do is pull out the old drive end push this in and you are all set very simple ...
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Yes. Every computer holds the hard drive differently so they make all harddrives the same and you simply swap out old one with the new one. And if like me you were not able to back up anything be prepared to have too install windows again and also message your manufacturer your computer info and ask for a link to all the drivers you will need to make your computer able to use all of its features. You may not even have a internet driver or WiFi capability for instance until you install drivers for it I'm this instance another computer and a flash drive will be handy
1941987
Yes I can help,I had the same problem your disk you got is junk,don't waste any more time,call Amazon to send New stuff.
442184
It only includes the drive. You have to make sure you have a SATA cable available. You also need screws, but it depends on your PC. Many new PC's do not use screws anymore. Instead they you reataining clips and brackets. On the otherhand, if you are replacing a bad drive, then you can just swap this one in its place.
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That is not the original box. I had purchased a new Hard drive similar to this one, and figured I could send back the old one in that box since it still had all of the wrapping. Sorry for the confusion. But, I no longer have the original box to confirm the date of manufacture.
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It is a cover with a SATA socket inside and USB outside. I bought one when my lap top motherboard gave in. I removed the hard drive, slipped it in the cover and copied all data to my new laptop. BestBuy geek squad would have charged about 85 dollars for that. It would be nice to get a hard drive for this price. :-))
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Sorry for the long response time, I just looked at it and it seems to be the same "metal" as the old one. I ordered this for my daughter before xmas but managed to find a loose screw in the HDD when I opened it up. It's still working right now so the parts I ordered are kinda just in "limbo" for now. I will update how the install went once I do it. Hope this helps!
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For a Windows install you could image it, with a program like Macrium Reflect (Free Edition). Be careful and read the instructions. Actually, I just realized that Sandisk also has instructions for how to use a product of theirs to do it to. There are many ways to image the drive with your OS, the video may have some value to you for instruction as well. Good luck.
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I need to swap the print circuit board, since PC cannot detect this drive any more. I have tons of data on this drive that needs retrieval. So I placed another order again. Hope I will get exact model as I bought in Nov, 2010. The model I received last time is also WD20EARS-00MVWB0. Can someone report what's their model number now, if they bought it recently? Thank you. I will report mine once I get it on Monday.
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Hello! How are you? The connector will come with it when you order it. It is a very good hard drive. It is very thin and light. It is my favorite hard drive.
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Yep. Appears that this seller is being a bit deceptive and leading people that he is selling retail versions instead of OEM. I can only suggest that you go to Best Buy (or a local computer store) and buy a SATA drive connection cable.
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If this is the case, what happens if the original drive fails? Can you just replace that drive or do you have to reinstall everything?
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It's just a picture showing you the type of disk it is and the quality of it... You can also remove the cover most disks... Think about your question...Why would you want your cylinder exposed to the environment? Damage could easily occur...
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What he's asking for is to hook up the drive and look at the device list where it will list out the model of the drive inside the enclosure. On a Mac, check Apple menu -> About this Mac -> More Info... -> System report -> Storage -> look under "Physical Drive". On Windows, probably in the Device Manager somewhere.
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I'm honestly not sure, as I immediately formatted the drive when I got it. Sorry!
1069147
Sorry I don't have an answer for you, the drive is for a Drobo Raid and it's not something that concerned me when I made the purchase. It was however physically an exact match to the Older drive it replaced, I hope that helps.
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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.
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Exchange the drive for a new one ? The one you have is obviously bad....good luck