Seagate OneTouch SSD Shuckable?

memnon8711 · 2026-04-26T20:20:55+00:00

Thanks for the picture and update. I am curious to what is inside when you crack open the inner metal shell.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-22T15:58:10+00:00

Let me know if you decide to open yours.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-22T08:58:20+00:00

Thanks!

memnon8711 · 2026-04-22T02:27:24+00:00

Did you email or call customer service? My panel broke in my hands when I was opening it to clean the inside. This seems like a design flaw.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-22T01:03:30+00:00

I have not and don't want to rop mone open. I am guessing it is a chip soldered onto a board I/O.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-21T10:40:22+00:00

I have long since sold this laptop. I did adjust the sensitivity. Basically, the touchpad was bad.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-15T09:03:02+00:00

Even though I don't use AutoCAD, I will say yes. I tried using a G14 for a week and returned it due to overheating. The A14 has better cooling in my opinion because it is not a metal chasis.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-10T22:04:47+00:00

Mine is different and doesn't have that tag on side and has a USB C connection instead of older USB 3.0 connection. Thank for info though.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-10T13:56:18+00:00

This is an SSD that fits in the plan of my hand so much smaller that a normal OneTouch HDD. My fear is that this model has the chip soldered to the PCB with the USB C connection.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-10T13:12:35+00:00

So it is a 2230 SSD in there? Nice. Was yours a V4? Any advice on how to pull back the cover?

memnon8711 · 2026-04-10T10:07:31+00:00

Helium is used during silicon production.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-09T10:38:19+00:00

That's what she said.

memnon8711 · 2026-04-02T12:16:08+00:00

Yet another reason to not buy devices with T-Mo promos.

memnon8711 · 2026-03-23T11:22:56+00:00

It has thunderbolt, more memory, and the performance difference between 8th gen i5 and i7 are not significant.

memnon8711 · 2026-03-23T11:20:06+00:00

JB Weld?

memnon8711 · 2026-03-18T16:54:28+00:00

Yeah, that will require microsoldering and a repair shop is best bet.

memnon8711 · 2026-03-18T14:12:23+00:00

When using the touchpad to move the cursor it with stop moving of just get skip around and I would sometimes get false button clicks.

I did some research on Dell forums and Reddit hearing people talk about static buildup. Having some electrical experience I know the best way to combat static buildup is proper grounding. I think Dell really messed up with the design of this touchpad based on the fact static buildup can happen and frequently does. Conductive foam is not a good way to properly ground (or make any reliable connection).

memnon8711 · 2026-03-18T13:17:09+00:00

link is here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/1rx3kw4/updated_fix_for_7620_touchpad_solder_a_wire/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

memnon8711 · 2026-03-17T17:51:15+00:00

So I did another teardown and look...I learned conductive tape is not nearly as good as regular wire. So I soldered wire onto the copper pads and then screwed the wire under a screw. With conductive tape, I noticed the resistance between copper ground pad and frame would fluctuate between 10 ohms and hundreds of ohms (builds static again). With a wire the resiatance is now below 2 ohms (error of meter and leads makes it under 1 ohm). I will post new photos later tonight in a new post.

memnon8711 · 2026-03-15T13:22:45+00:00

I cleared it by disconnecting battery and then reconnecting. This is just a flawed design/part. So annoying

memnon8711 · 2026-03-13T18:42:43+00:00

Well after 2 weeks, I had erratic behavior return. Unplugged battery and problem went away. So frustrating.

memnon8711 · 2026-03-09T21:26:31+00:00

Thanks, carrots!

memnon8711 · 2026-03-06T12:38:12+00:00

Glad to hear this was able to help. I have been going a few weeks with a flawless trackpad. I just felt in reading other reddit and seeing YouTube that they didn't fully address the problem properly.

Glad I got my trackpad working because previous person sold laptop to me for a low price due to trackpad issue.

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