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crwdns2866306:0crwdne2866306:0	Western Digital Essentials HD
Type	repair
Thing	de-soldered USB connector
Title	Temporary repairing Western Digital Essentials HD de-soldered USB connector
Introduction	== This is a Temporary repair == De-soldered USB connector looks to be a recurrent issue with the Western Digital Essentials external hard drive. In case you are in this situation, and if you need to access/restore the data stored into your Western Digital Essentials HD, the first idea is to transfer the HD into another external case or directly connected to you mother board. In fact it does not work! This is all because of the Initio INIC-1607E SATA/USB bridge chip that looks to encrypt your data within the USB to SATA bridging. Also using the same logic board from another Western Digital Essentials HD does not guaranty that your data will be clear to read. This guide will allow you to access and backup all your data in case you have a de-soldered USB connector. It is not a "state of the art" repair and '''in any case you should consider this as a permanent repair'''. However you can eventually re-use the hard drive into another USB/SATA case once your data are safe backed up. This is a difficult repair but it have worked for me. This guide consist on: # Disassembly of the HD # Temporary repair for the USB connector
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Difficulty	Difficult
Conclusion	To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Author	Gaetan
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