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Post #10 by equill
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 7 Jun 2008 - 17:13
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/apple-external-scsi-case.12765/
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To revisit this topic, I've been trying to figure out how to open a SCSI "Apple External Hard Drive" without damaging it ...
There is nothing arcane about it. The disassembly of the case is probably more obvious than is the norm with the larger SC cases. The removal of two rear screws frees the slide-off housing, leaving the front panel and one side bearing the PS and HDD. Two screws hold the copper 'fingers' that provide ground/RFI shielding continuity with the slide-off housing. Four screws hold the HDD's platform to the remaining side, and their removal allows the HDD platform to be withdrawn.

Although neat, compact and stylish, the case is much more finicky to work on than the SC cases, and nothing like as well-shielded electronically nor as sturdy, thanks to its curves, which, in time, simply fail to meet properly at the seams because there is little internal metal to confer rigidity.

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