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My Dell Inspiron 7000 (circa 1998) has a 2.5 inch IDE HDD with single-row 22-pin connector, IBM Model: DYLA-28100.

I own an IBM Thinkpad T30. I have successfully read data from my desktop's HDD by using Apricorn Drivewire USB external HDD adapter. In a similar manner, I would like to read data from this IBM from my Dell laptop.

However, this IBM HDD only has a single row 22-pin connector.

How do you folks with older IBM Thinkpads retrieve data from these HDD(s) like mine?

Does a USB adapter for these HDD(s) exist?

--Edit--
Upon closer examination...

My HDD (IBM Model: DYLA-28100) has single-row 44-pin female connector (22-flat pins along top outside edge and 22-flat pins along bottom outside edge of connector.) My Dell Inspiron 7000 (1998) has single-row 44-pin male connector (22-flat pins along top-side of and 22-flat pins along bottom-side of single row connector.)

My HDD from newer machine (Hitachi Travelstar 7K100) has 44-pin male connector (individual round pins). My newer laptop has solid 44-pin female connector (individual round holes).

I found the answer to my own problem...

The computer in question is a Dell Inspiron 7000 (circa 1998). Dell would place an "interposer" in between the HDD and the motherboard.

The connector that I previously described is actually the "interposer".

It can be safely removed by gently using a flat-blade screw driver to "rock" the "interposer" back and forth -- eventually coming off.

IBM® DYLA-28100 8.1-GB, 2.5-Inch IDE Hard-Disk Drive
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/9048c/
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... aphics.htm

More info here...
http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportfor ... rue#M72154

I just took the female connector of which you speak off a drive from an Inspiron 5000e. It is an "interposer" that just slides onto the pins on the hard drive.

Ryan

Robert,

Here is the link for replacing parts in your system.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s ... /6086c.pdf

Under "removing and replacing parts" goto hard disk drive.

Ryan