Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement

简介

How to swap out the original 500GB drive of this LaCie Rugged dual Firewire/USB2 enclosure from 2012 with a larger 4TB one.

Note that the original drive measures about 9mm in thickness but the new drive is 15mm thick. This enclosure has enough space to accomodate it, with a little modification.

However, only 1.8 TB of the new drive will be usable.

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步骤 1 LaCie Rugged Disassembly

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, LaCie Rugged Disassembly: 步骤 1 中的图像 1，3

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, LaCie Rugged Disassembly: 步骤 1 中的图像 2，3

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, LaCie Rugged Disassembly: 步骤 1 中的图像 3，3

step 1 is the same as the first 2 steps of this guide for the LaCie Rugged Disassembly (USB model) from which some pictures are taken:
remove the orange rubber bumper
open the top lid (with the Lacie logo) by slightly lifting the 6 tabs (the 2 middle ones are underneath the warranty warning)
there is no need to bend the tabs. Start at one of the corners and lift the tab slightly until it unlocks, while you pull gently. Notice that the center tabs (under the warranty seal) open to the opposite side. Work your way along the first side, then repeat on the other.

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步骤 2 Take out the old drive

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Take out the old drive: 步骤 2 中的图像 1，2

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Take out the old drive: 步骤 2 中的图像 2，2

take out the drive, still attached to the SATA connector and wrapped in a stiff transparent plastic jacked that holds the little black rubber bumpers
gently unplug the SATA connector

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步骤 3 Adapt the spacers

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Adapt the spacers: 步骤 3 中的图像 1，3

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Adapt the spacers: 步骤 3 中的图像 2，3

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Adapt the spacers: 步骤 3 中的图像 3，3

if the new drive is thicker than the original one, you need to shorten the little black rubber bumper cubes
I needed to cut the lower ones in half (shorten by ~2mm). You can see the leftovers in the last picture.
realign the plastic jacket in the enclosure and slide the new drive in (making sure the bumpers don't move)
reattach the SATA connector

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步骤 4 Reassemble

Lacie Rugged Firewire Internal Hard Drive Replacement, Reassemble: 步骤 4 中的图像 1，1

close the lid
even if the new drive takes more space, a little pressure will compress the bumpers and the tabs will lock in place
reattach the orange bumper frame
My new drive of 4TB gets warm quickly, but for backup that's ok.
However, the enclosure's firmware will only see 1.8 TB of the drive.