flash drive remove casing

[lxgoldsmith]

I took apart a 4GB drive with no problems. I'm using the memory in a college themed casing.

I have a pny 128GB usb 3.0 flash drive that'd look great in a new 3D printed casing, but the hard part is cracking it open without damaging the original casing in case I want to put it back. Any suggestions?

 

[digitaldoc]

The PNY flash drives are usually easy to open. The plastic is cheap, and can be pried apart with a flat blade screwdriver.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

This one - http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/20-178-689-TS?$S300$

It's not gonna come apart without cutting up the plastic. In the mean time, I'll find my 32GB drive and take that apart for my little side project.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

I found a smaller tool and shoved it into the crack. I got the case open. I like how small the storage is, but it won't fit in the same space as the little usb 2.0 drives. I'll 3d print a cool casing that'll fit it more tightly.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

I got it out and it was working for a while, but now it isn't. At first, wiggling it got it to work in usb 2.0 ports, but now it isn't reading at all. I think the connections were faulty and I made it worse