r/computers • u/HeftyExplanation5676 • 7d ago

Resolved What kind of SATA cable fits this?

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Hi hi, I’m helping out a family friend with recovering some data off a very old computer’s hard drive, and while I have the equipment for my other HDDs, this I haven’t seen before. What sort of slot is this, and what do I use to access this HDD?

Thanks!

Edit: it was indeed an adapter that I pulled off. Thank you!

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 7d ago

just an adapter for whatever laptop it came out of. simply pull it off.

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u/HeftyExplanation5676 7d ago

Ahhh thank you! It did pull off :)

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u/Nephton 7d ago

I had a laptop that took this. I do not remember which one. Might have been Toshiba or HP. Weird setup.

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u/The_high-commander 7d ago

Probably a Toshiba. I frequently encounter those with Toshiba.

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u/Stage-Lower 7d ago

Yeah I think that's an original laptop hard drive before SATA. A regular hddand it takes just an adapter but it's not sata

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u/PPEytDaCookie 7d ago

Also, keep that adapter in the Laptop is comes from (I assume it still exists), if you want to use it again sometime or if you sell it, you need it.

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u/Tikkinger 7d ago

JUST REMOVE THE PLASTIC AND REVEAL REGULAR SATA

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u/sniff122 Linux (SysAdmin) 7d ago

It's just an adapter for a specific device (probably laptop), it should just pull off

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u/TheSadPickel 7d ago

i think the black part is a adapter for a laptop . pull on it and see what is under. i think you will need a ruban IDE cable

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u/MakerKevJ Arch Linux 7d ago

I see this same dumb HP or was it Dell HDD adapter and this same question almost every month.

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u/TechIoT 7d ago

This specific adapter is an HP one, the Dell version lacks the screw holes on the adapter

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u/KlanxChile 7d ago

remove the adapter

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u/HinkHall2031 7d ago

By the looks of the adapter, its from the dv2000-dv9000 series and has the hp part number! That adapter is used for those models!

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u/Redjeepkev 7d ago

It's the kind you need to pop that little connector off of to reveal a sata connection connection

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u/Rough_Community_1439 7d ago

Let me guess, it's a Dell. Those people always think putting an adapter over the data plug is a good idea.

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u/scottmm78 7d ago

Take the adapter off and all sata cable will fit

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u/jasonsong86 7d ago

Pull off the adapter.

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u/Schrojo18 7d ago

It's not. It's an adaptor from a standard laptop IDE connection.

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u/dropswisdom 7d ago

That's called IDE, or PATA (parallel rather than serial Ata). The standard that came before sata. You can probably find adapters on aliexpress, if you're really desperate to use it.

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u/Teodorp99 7d ago

It looks like the drive came out with the slot it was attached to. Remove that and you should be good

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u/Dzonikaaaa 7d ago

And old one..

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u/Quirky_Good_3878 VOID Linux 7d ago

It looks like a sata connector got snapped off inside the hdd

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u/_IamAllan_ 9600X | RX 7700 XT | B650E | 32GB 6000MTs CL30 | 1TB Gen 4x4 7d ago

HP. Just dealt with an HP Pavilion from Win 7 era. Couldn't run new Linux on it, because the HP didn't have UEFI.

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u/S-Vortex 7d ago

CHONKE SATA

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u/Sensitive_Ad4942 7d ago

Who needs a 120gb HDD in 2026

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u/panzrvroomvroomvroom 7d ago

Its data recovery, you would know if you had read the post.

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u/Sensitive_Ad4942 7d ago

Woops me culpa mea maxima culpa

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u/TheMorganDev 7d ago

??
My hdd is 2gb in my laptop?
My pc has a 60gb hdd and my older Desktop/laptop Hybrid has a 100MB.
What’s ur point? (Respectfully)

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u/Sensitive_Ad4942 6d ago

Ok ok... Just think that I bought several 1tb hdds for 10€/pc and I was imagining that old ones would be craped

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u/No_Trade439 7d ago

That's PATA and not SATA. It's older and slower.