{"id":1854,"date":"2018-02-09T00:56:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T00:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2018-02-09T00:57:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T00:57:31","slug":"taking-apart-a-wd-my-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/taking-apart-a-wd-my-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking apart a WD My Passport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Digital My Passport.\u00a0 Part Number: WDBKXH5000ARD<\/p>\n<p>There are not any screws holding it together.\u00a0 The top and the bottom snap together.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1855\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_0-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_0-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_0-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_0-768x816.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can start taking it apart around the USB port.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1856\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_1-500x266.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the top taken off.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1859\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_4-500x297.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No SATA connector on the drive. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2-1024x347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2-1024x347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_2-500x170.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rubber pieces on the side keep the drive snug in the base.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_3-500x284.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the pieces.\u00a0 Hard drive, bottom, and top.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.incredigeek.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WD_Teardown_5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Digital My Passport.\u00a0 Part Number: WDBKXH5000ARD There are not any screws holding it together.\u00a0 The top and the bottom snap together. You can start taking it apart around the USB port. With the top taken off. 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