How to Disassemble a Buffalo LinkStation
- 1). Turn off the server and disconnect all cables or external devices. The LinkStation supports USB and Firewire 2.0 connections. Relocate the server to a safe work surface.
- 2). Lay the server horizontally on its side. Locate the trim piece that runs along the outside edge of the server's housing. Use a flat-head screwdriver to disengage the tabs that secure the trim in place. Carefully pry the trim piece slightly off of the housing. Loosen and remove the Phillips-head screws hidden behind the trim piece. Remove the trim from the server's housing.
- 3). Disengage the large, plastic tabs securing the server's top cover in place, using a flat-head screwdriver. Lift the top cover from the server.
- 4). Locate the main circuit board inside the server's housing. Disconnect all cables from the circuit board and remove the four Phillips-head screws securing the board in place. Grasp the circuit board on each side and lift it out of the server. Set it to the side.
- 5). Locate the hard drive bay attached to the server's front panel. This is the metal cage where each hard drive is stored. Disconnect the data and power cables from the back of each hard drive. Loosen the screws on either side of each hard drive securing the drives to their corresponding compartments in the drive bay. Pull the drives out of their compartments.
