Storage Solutions Problem identifying HDD..

[Mephistopheles]

I have a Sony Vaio laptop whose motherboard went kaput and the service center guys asked a crazy price for a new one so I thought maybe I cud use some of the components. I unscrewed the HDD and i cant understand what is it exactly and how do I access it? Here are some pics, pls. help me:

 

[Nixy]

Its a PATA drive.

Get a IDE to USB converter to access it on another laptop.

OR

Connect an IDE cable from your desktop to it. But you will need an adapter to do so.

 

[Mephistopheles]

it is not a PATA, I have tried what u stated but the connecter doesnt fit in the pins, the spaces b/w the pins is smaller than the space i have in my converter, it doesnt seem to fit, here is a pic:

 

[anfjavid]

look at the 1st pic which you posted mate. Its printed as ATA/IDE. What does this mean ?. ATA/IDE = PATA. Moreover only a PATA hdd will have pins like that. The SATA ones will have golden leads like those which come in PCI cards..

Hope its clear..

 

[Mephistopheles]

I dunno but it isnt fitting in...

 

[Mephistopheles]

This will give you all a better idea. This is a pic directly of my laptop where the hdd goes and above it is a pata to sata converter , it can clearly be seen the size difference.