Properly opening the Pogoplug's case?

[kuleszdl]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but what's the proper way to open the case without breaking it? (I have the pink B04 model if that matters...)

Many thanks

[karog]

You pull the clear cover towards the back. It can be a little tough the first time. And you have to bend the cable organizer back piece down to get the clear cover off. Once the clear cover is about 1/2 way off, you can angle it some towards the top. I push with my thumbs against the back of the pogo while pulling with my fingers on the clear cover using both hands, one on each side.

Then you pry the case apart gently. I use a tiny screwdriver. Looking at the pogo from the back where the power, net, and 3 usb connectors are, it is the left side that comes off. You want to pull the left side away to the left as straight as possible. Or if the pogo is lying down on its right side, straight up.There is a seam running the length of the top and the bottom and around the left edge of the back from top center to bottom center. Pry it apart all along the top and around the back left edge.

That is the best I can describe it in words. You can probably find some images on line of an open pogo.

[kuleszdl]

Many thanks! I looked for images already but haven't found any. Since there is the Open Pogo project search engines give me too many results on that. The clear cover is really hard to move, guess I will have to try harder.

[karog]

Try pulling straight back on the top, then the bottom, and then the middle, repeat. That is don't just pull from the middle. You kind of have to work it loose.It kind of has plastic snaps near the front but you can't do anything to undo them other than pull from the back.

[karog]

Here are some pictures.

[kuleszdl]

Got it! The first part was the really tricky one, after that it moved out really easy. Just when opening the case itself I seem to have lost a tiny plastic piece and the AC board is very "wobbly" when you turn it on without the case, but I guess that's normal.

Thanks again for the hints!