I have a laptop, a Compaq Presario v5000. I recently cracked the screen and cannot view any information. I desperately need to get some photos and other documents off of the hard drive. Someone recommended that I order online a 2.5" hard drive enclosure. I did, received it today, but when I went to put my hard drive in, the plugs don't fit each other. I am so confused, I did a search online and this size is "standard" for a laptop. Am I missing something???? Thanks!
Need Help!! (hard drive enclosures)
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Vipernitrox
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there are more things to consider when putting a hard drive in an external enclosure like is it a sata or ide disk? which is the connector/cable. ide is flat and wide sata is smaller and doesn't have little pins like ide. Which one do you have? check the disk and enclosure
Vipernitrox
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ok now if you want to put it on an external enclosure it also needs to be ide.
or you can get a ide to sata converter if you can find it.
or you can get a ide to sata converter if you can find it.
camel lips
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Me thinks you have not taken the adapter for the laptop off the HD.
Its a piece of plastic,,you simply pull it off.Then the pins will be fully exposed and you can marry them to the external box.
Its a piece of plastic,,you simply pull it off.Then the pins will be fully exposed and you can marry them to the external box.