Need help with Seagate HD in HP Notebook
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From: Gyorgy Sajo on 3 Mar 2010 06:13 I need desperately help with saving data from my hard disk. I have a 120 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disk with a small 15+7 pins connector sitting in a HP Pavillion dv6000 notebook. You can see pictures of the hard disk and the connector here: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede603.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede604.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede605.jpg One day my notebook suddenly refused to boot, and as I already have a more up-to-date notebook, the only thing I wanted to transfer the data from the old hard disk to the new notebook. Here comes my problem: I can not find any USB devices that I can connect directly to the old hard disk's connector. There are a couple of USB devices around that are designed for a 22 pins connector, but they fit only to pins that has a thin and round design, not the odd long and flat pins like my hard disk has. Is anyone aware of the existence of such a USB device? Any other solutions for my problem are also very much appreciated. Thanks, gyuresz
From: Jan Alter on 3 Mar 2010 08:13 -- "Gyorgy Sajo" <gsajo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4b8e4443$0$36564$edfadb0f(a)dtext01.news.tele.dk... >I need desperately help with saving data from my hard disk. > > I have a 120 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disk with a small 15+7 > pins connector sitting in a HP Pavillion dv6000 notebook. You can see > pictures of the hard disk and the connector here: > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede603.jpg > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede604.jpg > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede605.jpg > > One day my notebook suddenly refused to boot, and as I already have a > more up-to-date notebook, the only thing I wanted to transfer the data > from the old hard disk to the new notebook. > > Here comes my problem: I can not find any USB devices that I can > connect directly to the old hard disk's connector. There are a couple > of USB devices around that are designed for a 22 pins connector, but > they fit only to pins that has a thin and round design, not the odd > long and flat pins like my hard disk has. > > Is anyone aware of the existence of such a USB device? Any other > solutions for my problem are also very much appreciated. > > Thanks, > gyuresz > Could you post a model number on the drive. Folks may be able to locate an adaptor piece that would fit over the pins for a standard ATA -6 connection. At worst you might need to call Seagate and ask a tech if an adaptor is available or ask what kind of connector they use to attach to a USB adaptor. When you say the notebook will not boot, do you mean you get nothing at all or you get some screen view but it will not continue booting? Jan Alter bearpuf(a)verizon.net
From: Paul on 3 Mar 2010 17:34 Jan Alter wrote: "Gyorgy Sajo" <gsajo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4b8e4443$0$36564$edfadb0f(a)dtext01.news.tele.dk... > >I need desperately help with saving data from my hard disk. > > > > I have a 120 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disk with a small 15+7 > > pins connector sitting in a HP Pavillion dv6000 notebook. You can see > > pictures of the hard disk and the connector here: > > > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede603.jpg > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede604.jpg > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede605.jpg > > > > One day my notebook suddenly refused to boot, and as I already have a > > more up-to-date notebook, the only thing I wanted to transfer the data > > from the old hard disk to the new notebook. > > > > Here comes my problem: I can not find any USB devices that I can > > connect directly to the old hard disk's connector. There are a couple > > of USB devices around that are designed for a 22 pins connector, but > > they fit only to pins that has a thin and round design, not the odd > > long and flat pins like my hard disk has. > > > > Is anyone aware of the existence of such a USB device? Any other > > solutions for my problem are also very much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > gyuresz > > > > Could you post a model number on the drive. Folks may be able to locate an > adaptor piece that would fit over the pins for a standard ATA -6 connection. > At worst you might need to call Seagate and ask a tech if an adaptor is > available or ask what kind of connector they use to attach to a USB adaptor. > > When you say the notebook will not boot, do you mean you get nothing at > all or you get some screen view but it will not continue booting? > > Jan Alter > bearpuf(a)verizon.net The model number shown in one of the pictures is ST9120821AS . I found a picture here. http://www.ixbt.com/storage/seagate-samsung-120gb.shtml Top view of raw Seagate drive. http://www.ixbt.com/storage/ata2005/seagate120/st9120821as-top.jpg Bottom view of raw Seagate drive. http://www.ixbt.com/storage/ata2005/seagate120/st9120821as-back.jpg The laptop manufacturer has fitted an adapter plug, to the back of the drive. Once the adapter plug with the "blades" is removed, the more standard 15+7 SATA connector should be seen. Paul
From: kony on 3 Mar 2010 17:49 On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:13:11 +0100, "Gyorgy Sajo" <gsajo(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >I need desperately help with saving data from my hard disk. > >I have a 120 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disk with a small 15+7 >pins connector sitting in a HP Pavillion dv6000 notebook. You can see >pictures of the hard disk and the connector here: > >http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede603.jpg >http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede604.jpg >http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede605.jpg The connector you have pictured as detached from the drive in the latter picture is a part supplied from HP to adapt a standard SATA hard drive to their laptop. Once you have that connector removed you have no unique situation, it is a standard SATA drive connector on the drive itself. > >One day my notebook suddenly refused to boot, and as I already have a >more up-to-date notebook, the only thing I wanted to transfer the data >from the old hard disk to the new notebook. > >Here comes my problem: I can not find any USB devices that I can >connect directly to the old hard disk's connector. There are a couple >of USB devices around that are designed for a 22 pins connector, but >they fit only to pins that has a thin and round design, not the odd >long and flat pins like my hard disk has. Search for a USB-SATA adapter. They are common and available at varying prices (some are overpriced). >Is anyone aware of the existence of such a USB device? Any other >solutions for my problem are also very much appreciated. > >Thanks, >gyuresz > Here are a few, http://www.meritline.com/newsearch.aspx?SearchTerm=usb+sata+adapter The quality on the following isn't great, but it's good enough for occasional use and the price is right: http://www.meritline.com/usb-to-sata-ide-cables-adapter-191---p-34964.aspx
From: John McGaw on 3 Mar 2010 20:15
On 3/3/2010 5:34 PM, Paul wrote: > Jan Alter wrote: > > "Gyorgy Sajo" <gsajo(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4b8e4443$0$36564$edfadb0f(a)dtext01.news.tele.dk... > > >I need desperately help with saving data from my hard disk. > > > > > > I have a 120 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.2 hard disk with a small 15+7 > > > pins connector sitting in a HP Pavillion dv6000 notebook. You can see > > > pictures of the hard disk and the connector here: > > > > > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede603.jpg > > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede604.jpg > > > http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Billede605.jpg > > > > > > One day my notebook suddenly refused to boot, and as I already have a > > > more up-to-date notebook, the only thing I wanted to transfer the data > > > from the old hard disk to the new notebook. > > > > > > Here comes my problem: I can not find any USB devices that I can > > > connect directly to the old hard disk's connector. There are a couple > > > of USB devices around that are designed for a 22 pins connector, but > > > they fit only to pins that has a thin and round design, not the odd > > > long and flat pins like my hard disk has. > > > > > > Is anyone aware of the existence of such a USB device? Any other > > > solutions for my problem are also very much appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > gyuresz > > > > > > > Could you post a model number on the drive. Folks may be able to > locate an > > adaptor piece that would fit over the pins for a standard ATA -6 > connection. > > At worst you might need to call Seagate and ask a tech if an adaptor is > > available or ask what kind of connector they use to attach to a USB > adaptor. > > > > When you say the notebook will not boot, do you mean you get nothing at > > all or you get some screen view but it will not continue booting? > > > > Jan Alter > > bearpuf(a)verizon.net > > The model number shown in one of the pictures is ST9120821AS . I > found a picture here. > > http://www.ixbt.com/storage/seagate-samsung-120gb.shtml > > Top view of raw Seagate drive. > > http://www.ixbt.com/storage/ata2005/seagate120/st9120821as-top.jpg > > Bottom view of raw Seagate drive. > > http://www.ixbt.com/storage/ata2005/seagate120/st9120821as-back.jpg > > The laptop manufacturer has fitted an adapter plug, to the back of > the drive. Once the adapter plug with the "blades" is removed, the > more standard 15+7 SATA connector should be seen. > > Paul Easiest thing would be to plug the drive into 1) a computer like my Shuttle which has both a eSATA and a power connection on the back and which comes with the proper cables or 2) install the drive temporarily inside of a newer desktop computer which should have the SATA and power connectors available or 3) connect it to the eSATA which appears to come with every modern laptop. In the last case some way of powering the drive would be needed but that shouldn't be too too difficult to arrange. In any case I can't see any reason to buy any sort of adapter beyond an eSATA to SATA connector and possibly a cable for powering the drive while the data is transferred. |