On Oct 25, 6:21*am, Ninho wrote:
Hi! Got a problem, which I've been advised to submit to this Group's
experienced users. Please pardon me if I made an error posting, also, *
bear with less than adequate English !

So, a 6/7 years old 80-gigabyte disk in an external USB 2.0 *
enclosure has failed me. I suspect the drive itself could be OK but
the USB interface or other electronics/connectics of the case might
have fail (it had been acting weird sometimes)

Now I would like to separate the drive from this enclosure and
connect it straight to the MoBoard for testing.

Brand stamped on the pretty, sturdy case is "QPS multimedia" ("made
in China"). Disk inside is Maxtor 80 Gb, probably pATA.

Disk + enclosure came as a unit, and the problem is, I can't seem to
be able to disassemble it even after removing screws :=(
I don't think I've missed any hidden screws.

The disk itself is a 80Gb Maxtor, I assume pATA.

Googling hasn't served very much, nor did Youtube help. The "QPS"
brand is no longer manufacturing those articles it seems.

I hope someone can point me to a site with instructions or hints for
disassembly.

--
Ninho

I believe (if it's like mine) the screws are under the bottom label.
And you can almost bet if it's Maxtor...its bad!