Help/advice – WD Passport - WD5000MT-00 replace USB-SATA?

I’ve got many WD passport drives as i’ve been using them for years however unfotunately I believe the ports on the back of one of my older drives (WD5000MT-00) is gone or there is a loose connection so it no longer powers up. Can I open it up as per this Youtube vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITObQxytdH4

And then replace the USB-SATA adaptor with something from here?

http://www.usbnow.co.uk/Adapters_&_Connectors-USB_to_SATA_Adapters/c42_49/index.html

Any advice greatly appreciated!

You can try, but no one on earth can guarantee it will work…

You’re down to trying, dude…