How to open an four year old upright 160 GB USB (backup) disk, alu housing

Bought unit 4 years ago, for backup purposes.
Unit carries no model- and/or serial number.
Assume that USB part of unit is out of order, unit not -anymore- seen by XP system; after weekly use.
Tried other USB cables and ports.
Would like to open unit, to get access to disk.
Any advise welcome. T.I.A.
Greetings, Nap - Gent - Belgium

Hi Daschiba and others,
Unit appeared to be Toshiba PX1219E-1G16 160GB .
After the "Deafening Silence" of Support Toshiba Europe, decided to open unit as described by Daschiba.
Before that: Checked Power Supply, was O.K.; so my idea that USB interface was defect, was vindicating.
Not that simple, had to use "brute force", but (luckily) disk 100 percent O.K., no lost files; so "back-up still available.
Greetings, Nap - Gent - Belgium

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