LaCie Rugged USB-C Hard Drive Replacement

Written By: 9021007
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LaCie Rugged USB-C Hard Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

8 minutes

Introduction

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    • This guide contains steps for the LaCie Rugged USB-C. There is no guarantee that the steps will be the same for different models.

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    • Remove the rubber case around the drive. You can just stretch it off.

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    • Remove these 4x Torx T8 screws

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    • Push on one side of the drive, where the white plastic is. Which side does not matter.

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    • Push GENTLY on the back side of the hard drive.

    • DO NOT push more than is necessary to get the drive above the white plastic, as shown in the second picture.

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    • Pull the drive gently out of the SATA connector.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

9021007

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One comment

Thanks for confirming the T8 Torx security bit - I had to buy a set!

Andy Gibbons -