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How to open a Memup external hard drive?

Anonymous user -  
 sybiou -
Hello everyone, due to an unfortunate mishap on my part, the power supply of my memup hard drive has burned out. Now I obviously want to recover the data stored on it... But how do I go about retrieving it... I can't even open the enclosure. Hence my question: Does anyone know the procedure to open a memup enclosure that has only small holes and no screws?

Thank you for your responses...
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Anonymous user
 
Actually, I found it! Basically, you had to push deep into the holes to unclip the lid (the problem was that you had to press simultaneously in all the little holes (nice memup). Well, I’ve identified my issue; it’s the board (circuit board) that is dead. When I plug the HDD into my computer, it doesn't start (power protection). All I have left is to find a board... If anyone has an idea or a suggestion.....
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
I've marked it as resolved.

In my opinion, you're better off buying a hard drive rather than just looking for the card... You should check the prices...

See you later

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Réponse 2 / 14
gloups
 
Salut à tous, pour ouvrir cette memup de merde, j'ai pris des allumettes et je les ai mises dans tous les clips et il ne reste plus qu'à ouvrir.
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Réponse 3 / 14
Xavier
 
Hello, I had the same issue with a 500Gb Memup drive. I first used a screwdriver between the black and grey casing and pried it a bit. At first, you think you might break it because it takes quite a bit of force, but after pushing a little harder, you manage to open it without much trouble and without breaking anything. There are no screws; the bottom cover is simply clipped inside to the top one.
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Réponse 4 / 14
TiFilou
 
Hard to open the case! The matchstick technique works pretty well. Slide matchsticks into each of the holes above the case that contain a clip (1 hole out of 2). 13 clips to remove the case... They really went searching far!
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Réponse 5 / 14
sybiou
 
I know it feels like I'm resurrecting an old topic, but OOPS, matches are a great idea.

Indeed, 13 clips!!!
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Réponse 6 / 14
sea
 
In fact, you need to use a very small flat screwdriver to rotate the metal cover where the Memup logo is located.
This cover is stuck quite strongly underneath with adhesive tape. With the screwdriver, you can peel it off and open the case without breaking anything. I didn't even go through the small holes on the sides.
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
Hi.

I don't recommend opening your drive like that! Besides, there's a chance you won't be able to connect it to your PC once it's opened (proprietary connector format?).

And why don't you simply buy a power supply for this drive?

See you later

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Anonymous user
 
Thank you for your wise response... But the power supply is inside the hard drive case. It's not the cable that is burned out, but the internal power supply itself. I have a second identical drive, and the idea would be to replace the burned-out power supply with the other one, thus recovering the data...
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
Ah in that case...

In the bottom of little holes, there’s no sight? :o)

See you later

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Réponse 9 / 14
Anonymous user
 
The replacement of the hard drive was obviously the first thing that came to my mind, but I want to recover the data...
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
Well, if you manage to get your disc into the other one's case...

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Anonymous user
 
Can you believe it? My father bought the same external hard drive, on the same day, in the same store. I took apart his to retrieve the card in order to recover my data... The two cards are different... They don't match... Impossible to swap them... (thanks again, Memup)... Anyway, thanks to you...
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
see my signature :o)

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Réponse 11 / 14
jlo
 
Hello

I just had the same problem, in fact I dropped my hard drive and can't open it. I wanted to know what you used to press on the small holes? And since there are several, do I need to press on all of them? Thank you for replying, it’s really urgent because I have exams in a week and I have all my work on that drive. It’s a real pain if I can’t recover my data.
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Mepheistos
 
So I actually took a paperclip, I straightened it a bit and hole by hole I pressed, when I pressed on a hole, I lifted the lid and slid a small screwdriver in. Good luck to you.
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dragibus
 
Hello everyone,

can you tell me what type of hard drive is in a memup kwest, SATA or IDE?

Thank you.
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Réponse 14 / 14
Razor
 
Hello,
after a few hours of hassle, I finally found an effective solution to open the case,
I used PCI brackets (the metal piece that you remove from the PC case when installing a PCI card)

you just need to insert one into each clip and then it opens by itself :)
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