[FairOpinion]

Try

http://www.cables.com/

[epluribus_2]

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=906&sku=17705

would this work?

[Petronski]

I have such an adapter in my hand right now, and I don't understand what you mean by "the pins don't match the standard ide..."


You can't fit it in the IDE cable, or it fits, but the drive doesn't work?

[SeeRushToldU_So]

good luck.....maybe a computer shop could transfer the needed data to a CD.

[Libertarian4Bush]

most likely your laptop HD already has an adapter ON IT that is converting the pins to some kind of wafer pinout, or otherwise. sometimes it's very hard to see the split between the adapter and where it meets the HD.

however, even if you are able to make this conversion, please be aware that any modern Windows OS (i.e. 2000 or newer) is not going to work well when transplanted into a different PC, due to drivers and such. you may wind up reformatting.

[Leroy S. Mort]

There seem to be a bunch of the necessary conversion kits on eBay for under 10 bucks.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Part number NB2PC

You have to take the notebook hardrive out of it's holder and remove the HP ribbon connector for this to work.

[Petronski]

Boris, what I was going to point out to you about these adapters is that sometimes they have one pin too many.

The IDE ribbon cable has one spot blacked out...there's no hole for the pin to fit. This is done on purpose to establish only one way to plug the cable in place. The adapter I bought had all 40 pins, and to get the thing to work, I actually had to bend one of the pins out of the way.

It was a wrinkle I had not expected, and at first I thought I had been ripped off...after all, the cable was supposed to fit, but didn't.

[Syntyr]

You can use this drive adapter to make the drive conenctable via USB if you want it.

http://www.xpcgear.com/usbideadapter.html

Or you can use any 2.5" storage Encolsure. A bit more expensive than a cable but nor bad should be around $20

Here is a nice aluminium one for $17

http://www.xpcgear.com/ue201.html

I only have one other comment...

You went to Fry's to ASK A QUESTION... HEHEHEHE What were you thinking? :-)

[Petronski]

Hey Boris,

Are you there? You gettin' this?

[VOA]

bump

[texas booster]

I worked through this problem on a couple of laptops from Dell and HP in the last month.

The 2.5" hard drive in most laptops has a connector on it that needs to be removed using a small flat screwdriver. Be careful not to bend any pins.

I found that the easiest way was to drop the drive into a USB enclosure and hook up to an XP system. No muss, no fuss and I don't have to open my bench system (not that it has a case). Copy away to CDs or DVDs and you have a permanent backup.

CompUSA and Fry's both provide the devices you need. Just find a knowledgeable salesperson ...

If you are in the D/FW area, FReepmail me and I will be able to provide assistance.

[Porterville]

Put it back in a laptop case and hook it up to a network. Then access the harddrive...