Hello,
Does anyone know if the hard disk on a toshiba satellite 1000 or 1005 is
proprietary to that model? One that i am working on has a dead disk that the
owner pitched and i can get a standard 9.5 form factor 2.5 inch hard disk to
fit in it's side slot, but the pins aren't connecting, i was wondering if it
needed an adaptor or something else.
Some urgency!
Thanks.
Dave.

dave wrote:
Did you remove the connector from the original drive and install it on
the new drive?

Q

Hello,
Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure what you mean connector, i never saw
the original drive, this drive didn't have one, and i had to order a drive
bay cover which i do have, but if there's a connector or adaptor that goes
on the end of the 2.5 inch drive inside to hook it in to the laptop i don't
have one, any idea where i can get one?
Thanks.
Dave.

I don't know of any laptop by any vendor that uses a proprietary hard
drive. They are all industry-standard 2.5" IDE drives. The only
differences that limit interchangeability are in the thickness.

You may be looking at a drive in a caddy (e.g. you may be looking really
at the caddy rather than at the bare drive). To change the drive you
have to remove it from the caddy and move the caddy to the new drive.


dave wrote:

Many (most, probably) laptops install the drive into a "caddy" (a
container and connector, the container may be plastic or (usually)
metal), and the connector in the computer mates with the connector on
the caddy (sometimes, the bare drive connector is exposed and used
through an opening in the caddy). I suspect that you do not have all of
the "pieces" for your drive installation. They can be VERY difficult to
get, sometimes, or very expensive (it may cost more for that than for
the drive itself). Sometimes, you can "improvise" a way to install the
drive without it, if the caddy has no electrical connectors that go
between the drive and the computer. E-Bay is your best hope. Sometimes
the best way is to buy a dead laptop of the same model.


dave wrote:

Hi,
If that's what an idc socket is for then yes this drive came in an
enclosure. If anyone has this model can they confirm that?
Thanks.
Dave.

IDC = insulation displacement connector. This is a type of connector
that works by piercing the insulation on the cable to which the
connector is applied. It is not a specific application, number of pins
or mechanical configuration, and is not, I don't think, what you meant.

I think you meant "IDE" - "Integrated Drive Electronics", technically,
but in practice, a disk drive connector (although 3.5" and 2.5" drives,
while both IDE, use different connectors).


dave wrote:

Hello,
My thanks to everyone, i got the idc connector, that was the missing
element, the drive is now being detected.
Thanks.
Dave.