i have this hard drive in an old laptop i have never seen one quite like it can someone tell me what on earth it is https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/368142534318489600/469875613881073664/JPEG_20180720_153714.jpg?width=349&height=465 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/368142534318489600/469875613436608512/JPEG_20180720_153736.jpg?width=349&height=465
what is this drive?
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That is an IDE drive with an adapter that converts its 44 pins to a card edge. Many Dell laptops in the early 2000's used that sort of drive and adapter.
Here's an image of the adapter: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1MIoiQVXXXXapXXXXq6xXFXXXT/121819420/HTB1MIoiQVXXXXapXXXXq6xXFXXXT.jpg
You can remove the adapter by pulling carefully. Be careful not to let one side come off first, or you'll bend the drive's pins on the opposite side. Here is a USB adapter that will let you connect that drive to your modern desktop or laptop https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812329640
Here's an image of the adapter: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1MIoiQVXXXXapXXXXq6xXFXXXT/121819420/HTB1MIoiQVXXXXapXXXXq6xXFXXXT.jpg
You can remove the adapter by pulling carefully. Be careful not to let one side come off first, or you'll bend the drive's pins on the opposite side. Here is a USB adapter that will let you connect that drive to your modern desktop or laptop https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812329640
That's a very old one. Called a PATA connection (before SATA). In desktop systems it would connect to this cable:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/2e/0e/a52e0ee8a754b2f5740387dd6b72ef62.png
The majority of modern motherboards no longer have PATA connectors on it.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/2e/0e/a52e0ee8a754b2f5740387dd6b72ef62.png
The majority of modern motherboards no longer have PATA connectors on it.
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Maybe one of these would work:
PATA to SATA laptop adapter on Amazon.
PATA to SATA adapter on Newegg.
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PATA to SATA laptop adapter on Amazon.
PATA to SATA adapter on Newegg.
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What OS are you using?
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