Seagate End-of-Life Installation instructions

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Product End-of-Life Disassembly Instructions
Product Category: Data Storage System
Marketing Name / Model
SCS-4106
Purpose: The document is intended for use by end-of-life recyclers or treatment facilities. It provides the basic
instructions for the disassembly of Seagate products to remove components and materials requiring selective
treatment, as defined by EU directive 2012/96/EC, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
1.0
Items Requiring Selective Treatment
Items listed below are classified as requiring selective treatment.
Item Description Notes
Quantity
of items
included
in
product
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) or Printed Circuit
Assemblies (PCA)
With a surface greater than 10 sq cm.
1 in each of 2 I/O modules (IOMs)
1 in each of 2 power cooling modules
1 in 24-HDD baseplane in each of 4 PCBAs
1 in 10-HDD baseplane
1 in each of 4 expander riser cards
1 in each of 8 expanders
1 in each of 2 passthrough cards
1 in EBOD PCBA
1 in midplane PCBA
25 max
Batteries 0
Mercury-containing components For example, mercury in lamps, display
backlights, scanner lamps, switches, batteries
0
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) with a surface
greater than 100 sq cm
Includes background illuminated displays with
gas discharge lamps
0
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) 0
Capacitors / condensers (Containing PCB/PCT) 0
Electrolytic Capacitors / Condensers measuring
greater than 2.5 cm in diameter or height
1 capacitor in each of 2 power supplies. 2
External electrical cables and cords 1 power cord for each of 2 power supplies.
4 SAS expansion cables for each of 2 IOMs.
1 RJ45 cable for each of 2 IOMs.
12 max
Gas Discharge Lamps 0
Plastics containing Brominated Flame
Retardants weighing > 25 grams (not including
PCBs or PCAs already listed as a separate item
above)
0
Components and parts containing toner and ink,
including liquids, semi-liquids (gel/paste) and
toner
Include the cartridges, print heads, tubes, vent
chambers, and service stations.
0
Components and waste containing asbestos 0

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Item Description Notes
Quantity
of items
included
in
product
Components, parts and materials containing
refractory ceramic fibers
0
Components, parts and materials containing
radioactive substances
0
2.0 Tools Required
This section lists the type and size of tools typically used to disassemble the product to a point where components
and materials requiring selective treatment can be removed.
Tool Description Tool Size (if
applicable)
Phillips driver #0, #1, #2
Torx driver T10, T15
Pliers Small
Drill Standard
3.0 Product Disassembly Process
1. Remove the top drive bay cover.
2. Remove the bezel and hubcaps from the front of the enclosure.
3. Remove all disk drives.
4. For each disk drive, remove the disk from the plastic carrier.
5. Remove both power cooling modules (PCMs).
6. Remove both IOMs.
7. Remove each rear fan module.
8. Remove both controller fans.
9. Disassemble each PCM. See the PCM disassembly procedure.
10. Disassemble each IOM. See the IOM disassembly procedure.
11. Disassemble each rear fan. See the rear fan disassembly procedure.
12. Disassemble each controller fan. See the controller fan disassembly procedure.
13. Disassemble the chassis. See the chassis disassembly procedure.

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PCM disassembly procedure – 2000W PSU
Artesyn PSU – RMN: 700-014575-XXXX
(where XXXX- can be any alphanumeric combination which does not affect safety)
1. Remove the eight casing screws using a Philips #1 bit screwdriver and slide the casing in the direction shown
by the red arrow.

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2. Remove the three screws and the LED connector from the marked locations, and then remove the PCA from
the enclosure.

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Bel Power PSU – RMN: SPASGAT-02
1. Remove the three casing screws shown by the red circles in the images below. Free the crimps marked by
the yellow boxes using a protruding tool and then pull up the top cover.

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2. Remove the LED connector from the connector marked in the image.

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IOM disassembly procedure – RMN: ELD
1. Remove the casing screws using a Philips #1 bit and pull the top cover in the direction shown by the red
arrows.
2. Use a Philips #1 bit to remove the four screws connecting the PCBA to the metal enclosure.

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3. Slide the PCBA away from the PSU in the direction shown by the red arrows.
4. Remove the heatsink by removing its pushpin. To remove a pushpin, compress it from the top and use pliers
to pull out the other end.

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5. Remove the EMI Gasket from the metal base.

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Rear fan disassembly procedure
1. Remove the connector from the frame by pushing the connector as shown by the arrows in the image below.
2. Remove the six screws as shown in the image below using a Phillips #1 bit. Then pull out the metal frame as
shown by the arrow.

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3. Remove the four screws as shown in the image below using a Phillips #1 bit. Then remove the fan latch lid as
shown by the red arrow.

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4. Remove the eight rubber isolators shown in the image below. Then gently remove the fan module from the
metal housing as shown by the red arrow.

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5. Remove the fan handle by removing the two screws attached to the sheet metal using a Phillips #2 bit.

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Controller fan disassembly procedure
1. Remove the connector from the fan's sheet metal by sliding the connector in the direction shown by the red
arrow, and then by pushing it inside in the direction shown by the green arrow.
2. Remove the two screws located at the positions marked by the red circles in the image below.

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3. Remove the eight screws between the outlet sheet metal and the fan unit using a Phillips #2 bit (screws not
shown).
4. Separate the fan from the metal sheets.

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5. Remove the fan handle by using a Phillips #2 bit to remove the two screws marked below.

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Chassis disassembly procedure
1. Remove the top cover and then remove all the disk drives and controller fans from the chassis.
2. Remove the PSUs, rear fans, and controllers from the chassis using the latches marked in the image below.

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3. Remove all eight expander cards marked by the red circles. Pull the plastic handles the direction as shown by
the red arrows in the second image.
4. To remove the cable guide by hand or by using a tool, slide the metal plate in the direction shown by the red
arrow.

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5. Remove the screws connecting the CML shelf using Philips #1 bit as shown by the red circles.
6. Remove each fan connection cable from the chassis by pushing the connector in the direction shown by the
green arrow and then removing the connector from the power midplane marked by the red circle.
7. Remove the baffle between the power midplane and rear end as shown by the red arrows.

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8. Remove the ribbon cable connecting the midplane to the IOM passthrough card.
9. Use a Philips #1 bit to remove the six screws marked in the image below to remove the PSU divider assembly
from the base chassis.
10. Use a Philips #1 bit to remove the three screws marked in the image below from the bottom of the chassis to
remove the PSU divider.