This is a laptop hard drive. It's from a 2001 model Compaq Armada M700. The label on th disk says it's a Toshiba, MK3017GAP hdd2159 (although searching for that throws up a drive with a standard IDE connector.
What kind of connector is it? I need to get a USB converter for it. For context, it is not a normal sata or pata connector:
So what is it?
Answer
From "Armada M700 Hard Drive Installation Guide":
- Lift the bezel up 90 degrees to create a handle. Pull the hard drive out of the hard drive bay.
- Remove the 4 black screws at each corner and lift off the black tray.
- Gently remove the silver bracket and connector.
- Place connector on new hard drive.
So there's probably an adapter that converts PATA on the drive to that proprietary connector.
Daniel B (in comments) found a picture of that adapter off the drive:
So you should be able to pull it off the drive, and then use any PATA->USB adapter you'd like.


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