crwdns2933423:0crwdne2933423:0

Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard

crwdns2936315:0crwdne2936315:0
crwdns2936323:0crwdne2936323:0
crwdns2931653:03crwdne2931653:0
Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Disassembling Western Digital Elements SE HD case and mainboard, Lift up the board: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
Lift up the board
  • Lift the board gently - there is only one small connector connecting the board to the hard disk case (around the yellow market space).

  • On the second image, you can see the board turned over.

  • Further disassembly would damage the disk. I hoped to find a SATA connector within, but maybe someone knows an alternative board with the same connector.

crwdns2935429:0crwdne2935429:0

crwdns2935429:0crwdne2935429:0

crwdns2935429:0crwdne2935429:0

crwdns2944171:0crwdnd2944171:0crwdnd2944171:0crwdnd2944171:0crwdne2944171:0