External HDD - Internal HDD

[Thedudely1]

So I have a big black external WD hard drive. I store all of my games on it, but it's bottle necked by it's USB 2.0 interface. I know with some if not most external hard drives you can take them apart and on the inside it's the same as an internal HDD. I would like to do this accept there isn't any screws or anything to take it apart with on the outside which leads me to believe there's just a WD Green in there that they're trying to hide. Any ideas on how I might find out or how I might take it apart? 

[Silvastatone]

Hello there, I've also tried doing this very same thing and run into a problem.As can be seen in the picture below, these connectors arent SATA because the drive is running a USB 3.0 interface. I'd like this drive to be internal and would like to know of any method of doing so. I've been gifted this drive and need the internal memory more than the external, also there is no USB adapter for the drive which can be detached.

[tomas710]

If the other runs on USB 2 it should have a SATA port right? just brain storming

[tomas710]

I am really not qualified at ALL to give a solution but found this on amazon, maybe they have an adaptor, tho most sata to USB 3.0 are for internal drives. 

http://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Universal-Converter-Adapter-Optical/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FPZ0VNY5T47C36XATXS

[Silvastatone]

That product isn't available in my country. Is there any other way to convert the external drive to internal?  Also, thank you for the response

[Captain_WD]

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Hey Thedudely1,

 

First of all, removing a drive from its enclosure would void any warranty that the drive might still have. Also, if the drive has hardware encryption as a feature, the drive won't be read outside of the case and removing it has a chance of losing all data on it, even if you put it back. 

I would check if the drive has a "hardware encryption" feature. Usually if you take a drive out, it can be used if connected internally. I would check the drive's health first and see if using it internally is safe. 

 

Captain_WD.