How do you disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent pro?

This is an already gutted FreeAgent Pro….If they bend you will have to rip them out, not good for the warranty.

1. Remove the rubber feet.
2. remove the screws from where the rubber feet were.
3. Remove the esata/usb base.
4. remove the lower plastic cover.
5. remove the tiny screws.
6. remove the metal shield.
7. remove the 3 base screws.

How do you open a Seagate FreeAgent goflex Desk external hard drive?

Although the drive appears to be easy to remove, it is bolted into a three-sided steel case. Pull it free from the plastic case and we can begin to extract it. Pry off the rubber bumpers or feet you see and you will discover a screw beneath each one. Unscrew all four and you can extract the hard disk drive itself.

How do I connect my GoFlex home directly to my PC?

Directly connect your device to the back of your computer using an ethernet cable. Once the Seagate network device is directly connected to the computer’s ethernet port and powered on, you will have to wait up to 5 minutes for the product to get a self-assigned IP address.

Do Seagate drives fail?

The failure rate on many Seagate drives is simply abominable, from 9.5% on certain 1.5TB drives to 23.5% on the old 7200.11 series, to a whopping 43.1% on the Seagate 7200.14 drive family of 3TB products. Many of Seagate’s problems, however, appear to be in the 1.5TB to 3TB range.

How to disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent Pro Pro?

The solution for owners of the original Seagate Freeagent is to extract the SATA drive from it and stick it in a Seagate Freeagent Desk. This is what I did (perhaps there was an easier way). As another poster said use a butter knife to pry open the lid, starting in front (on top) by the Seagate Logo. Work your way around and it will open.

When did the Seagate FreeAgent Go come out?

The FreeAgent Go was released in May 2010 as an updated range of FreeAgent drives including the FreeAgent Desk, FreeAgent GoFlex, and FreeAgent Xtreme. The FreeAgent Go is a 2.5-inch drive with a maximum internal storage of 1 TB. The Go Special Edition includes the same specifications as the original Go drive but includes a different case.

How big is a Seagate FreeAgent Go external hard drive?

The Seagate FreeAgent Go is a portable external drive for photos, music, videos, and more by Seagate. FreeAgent external hard drives range in size from 60 GB to 3 TB. The FreeAgent Go was released in May 2010 as an updated range of FreeAgent drives including the FreeAgent Desk, FreeAgent GoFlex, and FreeAgent Xtreme.

Is the Seagate free agent desk 1TB OK?

The drive is OK, unfortunately the cheap controller board is shot. A new 1TB drive with a dead controller board in >2 weeks, how pathetic Seagate. Mine also came with an optional base I can stand it upright with, but mine is situated in a precarious position, so would be a bit dangerous standing upright.