How do I use a 2.5" laptop drive in my PC?

John P

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My friend gave me his Hitachi IC25N030ATMR04-0 30GB 2.5" hard drive so I can see if I can retrieve some data for him.

I have never worked with laptop drives before, I assumed it would use the same cable as a PC hard drive but it does not seem to fit. Do I need a special cable or is this even possible? Or I am stupid and missing something obvious?
 

John P

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Aha, as I figured, thanks a lot. Hopefully I can find an adapter locally since he is in a hurry for the data if I can retrieve it.

 

ribbon13

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the connector is basically (IDE 40 vs IDC 44) the same except the 4 extra pins provide power.

Tons of em online

I'm sure you could call around to local PC shops for it.