Many forget to remove the HP add adapter and then think they need a special enclosure. Show a picture of the HP drive and that connection that didn't fit (photobucket?) to confirm.
Bob
Hi,
I have an HP Pavillion dv9700 laptop that has just died after only two years of use. I think the problem is the motherboard. I would like to see if I can use the hard drive in an external enclosure and connect it to my new laptop. I purchased a StarTech SAT2510U2 InfoSafe 2.5-Inch USB/SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, but it does not seem to fit my hard drive, which is a Hitachi HTS542525k9SA00.
Sorry for my non-technical speak, but it looks to me like the pins coming out of the hard drive are too big for the holes on the enclosure. However the hard drive looks to be the same physical size as the enclosure.
When I took the drive out of my HP Pav, all I had to do was remove the cover and pull it out. Am I now meant to take the actual drive apart in any way?
I would appreciate any help with this as I can't seem to find an answer anywhere.
Link to the hard drive model details: http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/E1F385C6ABA70364862572F00067C59B/$file/5K250_DS.pdf
Link to StarTech enclosure: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PKC102/ref=oss_product

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