Help w/ 2.5" HDD hookup to PC

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Hello,

I am trying to hook up a 4 Gb laptop hard drive to my PC via a 44 to 40 pin
adapter. I believe I have all of the conections made correctly (pin 1 to
pin 1) and have tried various jumper configurations but when hooking up to
my PC, I get a "primary hard disk not found" error. BIOS lists the drive as
"unknown". The drive still functions just fine when put back in the laptop.
I am attempting to hook this up to the PC as a slave drive.

Any tips that I should be looking at here? I think I've tried all
combinations of connections but it seems like my PC BIOS just doesn't
recognise the drive.

Thanks.
 
<Hello,
<
<I am trying to hook up a 4 Gb laptop hard drive to my PC via a 44 to
40 pin
<adapter. I believe I have all of the conections made correctly (pin
1 to
<pin 1) and have tried various jumper configurations but when hooking
up to
<my PC, I get a "primary hard disk not found" error. BIOS lists the
drive as
<"unknown". The drive still functions just fine when put back in the
laptop.
<I am attempting to hook this up to the PC as a slave drive.
<
<Any tips that I should be looking at here? I think I've tried all
<combinations of connections but it seems like my PC BIOS just doesn't
<recognise the drive.
<
<Thanks.
Have a look at this and see if it helps
http://www.pccables.com/00504.htm
-nos1eep

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-non est ponenda pluritas sine necessitate
 
JC said:
Hello,

I am trying to hook up a 4 Gb laptop hard drive to my PC via a 44 to 40 pin
adapter. I believe I have all of the conections made correctly (pin 1 to
pin 1) and have tried various jumper configurations but when hooking up to
my PC, I get a "primary hard disk not found" error. BIOS lists the drive as
"unknown". The drive still functions just fine when put back in the laptop.
I am attempting to hook this up to the PC as a slave drive.

Any tips that I should be looking at here? I think I've tried all
combinations of connections but it seems like my PC BIOS just doesn't
recognise the drive.

Thanks.
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Usually laptop type drives have 50 pins and a *different* connector.
And, in that case, the first 40 pins are identical in useage.
From there on, some of the balance are used for
master/slave/cableselect, some for power, some unused, and (on a few)
unknown/undocumented.
 
I have just bought from e Bay a USB to IDE adapter/connector with power
supply(5 and 12v) which is reversible for either a laptop or PC drive.3(
9GBP inc post) Hong kong trader
 
Is it an actual IDE 2.5" to 3.5" converter, with the molex power plug? Also
are you trying to daisy chain it with any other drives?
 
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