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External HDD Enclosure Kit

Nov 13, 2010 8:21AM PST

Two years ago I had purchased an HP Pavillion dv6736nr Entertainment PC. It had a Samsung HM250JI 250GB HD. This June, that laptop died. I purchased a Samsung R580 two weeks ago. However, I wanted to take the old Samsung HD and put into a hard drive enclosure kit (there's data on it I need). However, the connector that is on that HD does not match any of the connectors of any of the last 4 kits I purchased. I even tried a HD dock, but to no avail. Is there anything else I could do? Are there any models of enclosure kits that would work w/ my drive? Thank you..

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Looks like the Samsung HM250JI has the SATA interface...
Nov 13, 2010 9:09AM PST

what kits did you try ?

VAPCMD

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I tried...
Nov 13, 2010 3:02PM PST

... Bytecc 2.5" SATA TO USB 2.0 portable hard disk enclosure - HD3-SU-BKDIABLOTEK SATA/300 TO USB 2.0 portable hard drive enclosure - ZH2530 BLACK,
VANTEC 2.5" NEXSTAR3 USB2.0 & eSATA portable hard disk enclosure - NST-260SU-BK BLACK and VANTEC NEXSTAR hard disk dock- NST-D100SU. Oh plus a Rocketfish kit from Best Buy.

Robert

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Ok...any kit that's compatible with a 2.5" SATA drive
Nov 13, 2010 11:24PM PST

should have worked. Are you sure there isn't an adapter of some sort still attached to the hard drive from when you removed it from the laptop?

If you still have problem....might be best to post a PIC of the hard drive ... esp the part showing the interface connectors.

VAPCMD

Here's a link to PICs of a laptop drive

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=815

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=22-136-546-Z04&SpinSet=22-136-546-RS&ISList=22-136-546-Z01%2c22-136-546-Z02%2c22-136-546-Z03%2c22-136-546-Z04&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16822136546&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=Western%20Digital%20Scorpio%20Blue%20WD7500BPVT%20750GB%205400%20RPM%202.5%22%20SATA%203.0Gb%2fs%20Internal%20Notebook%20Hard%20Drive%20-Bare%20Drive

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Here' a pic...
Nov 14, 2010 1:00AM PST
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Looks to me like there may be something still attached
Nov 14, 2010 6:26AM PST

to the drive which could be removed to make the drive 'standard SATA'. Do you see anything that looks like that ?

VAPCMD

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(NT) I hadn't..
Nov 14, 2010 10:13AM PST
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I hadn't...
Nov 14, 2010 10:15AM PST

...thought of that. It appeared to me that it was a permanent connector. Tomorrow, I'll check to see if what you're saying could be the case.

Robert

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Ok...double check the links I posted as those show what a
Nov 14, 2010 11:12AM PST

bare SATA drive looks like at the interface end.

VAPCMD

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Look what I found.
Nov 14, 2010 2:43PM PST
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I checked..
Nov 15, 2010 1:55AM PST

..and sure enough. Thank you very much for your help.

Robert

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So ....what was attached ? Can you post a PIC or the part
Nov 15, 2010 6:08AM PST

assuming that's what is was ?

VAPCMD

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All I can say is that it should have worked.
Nov 13, 2010 4:38PM PST

So look closely of the mating connections and see what is wrong. If it doesn't look right, then tell why (with some description).