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Pages: 1 Pi Allergic to life Reged: 09/20/03 Posts: 6449 Loc: Room 101 Send PM Strange connection for laptop HD #338245 - 03/27/15 06:59 PM Attachment: toshiba_connection.jpg 380 KB (0 downloads) Reply This is a Toshiba HD from a Compaq laptop. You can see the connection, and next to the drive in the case, the little flat connector used to plug the drive to the laptop motherboard. There is valuable data in it, many many family pics, and who knows what. Since the laptop died, the guy has been unable to even know the name of that connection type, and less to connect it somewhere. So my first and foremost question is: does anyone know the name of this connection type, and any link/info about it? With the name we could start searching for solutions to connect it to a today's PC (IDE or SATA, whatever). But if besides the name, any of you can point me to a good place to search for a solution to just plug, dump the data, and keep the drive as paperweight or similar, I'd be really really grateful. Just with the name would be really grateful. [ATTACHED IMAGE - CLICK FOR FULL SIZE] Wound up, can't sleep, can't do anything right, little honey / Oh, since I set my eyes on you. / I tell you the truth. I can't get it right / Get it right / Since I met you... lharms MAME Fan Reged: 01/07/06 Posts: 908 Send PM Re: Strange connection for laptop HD [Re: Pi] #338248 - 03/27/15 07:47 PM Reply According to the specs it is a Parallel ATA ZIF drive. So there is probably a flat cable that plugs into it and then into the mother board. You may have some luck getting an ipod to ide cable. As apparently they used the same connector/drive family there. Probably flat cable -> compact flash converter -> ide/sata is what you need. Depending on the laptop you maybe be able to use the cable as is and it is CF format on the other end. http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-MK6028GAL-drive-internal-ATA-100/dp/B0017SBE4U http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-MK6028GA...=item3a94d08262 This may be close to what you want? You probably could dig around and find a sata flavor. http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-1-8-Zif-2-...SGVY5A0D2GVV6M6 JWJr MAME Fan Reged: 09/15/04 Posts: 383 Send PM Re: Strange connection for laptop HD [Re: Pi] #338249 - 03/27/15 07:50 PM Reply > So my first and foremost question is: does anyone know the name of this connection > type, and any link/info about it? Try this. -JW Pi Allergic to life Reged: 09/20/03 Posts: 6449 Loc: Room 101 Send PM Re: Strange connection for laptop HD [Re: lharms] #338262 - 03/27/15 11:50 PM Reply Wow that's much more than what I was expecting. I've found a cheap piece in Amazon Spain which I think will be perfect for this guy's need. If it works, a friend and me will have unlimited booze supply for one night, that's for sure. We'll be drinking for you both, thanks a lot for the answers. Wound up, can't sleep, can't do anything right, little honey / Oh, since I set my eyes on you. / I tell you the truth. I can't get it right / Get it right / Since I met you... Gemini Reged: 09/21/03 Posts: 1353 Loc: Georgia Send PM Re: Strange connection for laptop HD [Re: Pi] #338390 - 03/31/15 05:56 AM Reply You may have already gotten all the information you need, but I'll point you to my post anyway: http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=loonybin&Number=325600 I never actually got it to work, but I don't think it was the fault of the adapter. Pages: 1

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