Disassemble WD Portable Elements 1.5TB

[Skyline34_]

Hi all, like to seek your expert advice again

Just got myself a Drobo mini - have a spare WD 1.5TB portable elements and thought maybe i could re-use the 2.5inch HDD

How do I tell whether the 2.5 HDD inside can be re-used? (believe i can simply disconnect the sata-usb cable?)

based on the part number - this is the HDD: Refurbished: WD Elements 1.5TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive WDBU6Y0015BBK-NESN Black

Thanks in advance !

 

[trenzterra]

No, WD portable drives are direct to USB. There's no SATA connector for you to use.

 

[Skyline34_]

No, WD portable drives are direct to USB. There's no SATA connector for you to use.

thanks for the info, appreciate it

looking at getting a couple of 1TB 2.5 inch HDD to start with for the drobo, any specific brand u would recommend?

I know the usual suspects would be WD and Seagate, but did notice the Toshiba ones were cheaper (am actually using it for my PC, so far so good)

Cheers

 

[trenzterra]

thanks for the info, appreciate it

looking at getting a couple of 1TB 2.5 inch HDD to start with for the drobo, any specific brand u would recommend?

I know the usual suspects would be WD and Seagate, but did notice the Toshiba ones were cheaper (am actually using it for my PC, so far so good)

Cheers

Hmm if you've been using Toshiba with no problems then no harm going with it I guess? For me I use WD cos I haven't had it fail on me before. But sometimes it depends on luck...