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DECODER22 · 03-12-02, 07:09 PM

ok i was wondering if it was possible to take a regualr computer harddrive and hook it up to a laptop cause my laptop harddrive took a poop and ic ant afford the laptop prices i mean maybe i can hook up a 13.6 to the laptop or sumtin anyone have any ideas on how to do that ??????????????

Oni · 03-13-02, 12:10 AM

I'm pretty sure you can do that, but the PC HD wouldn't fit in your laptop.

DECODER22 · 03-13-02, 01:05 AM

id make its own box lol and run the cable out thing is how do i power up the harddrive and i dont think the cabels are the same LOL

NTX-Zoner · 03-13-02, 05:38 AM

Laptops run standard IDE. You can actually find converters for a standard PC to use laptop drives. You might be able to customize one to work the other way around. You can find the kits around. http://www.geishapc.com/212lapdrivto.html

drunkmonkey · 03-13-02, 02:49 PM

yeah, there are converters that turn the laptop ide into a molex connector and standard IDE cable.

DECODER22 · 03-13-02, 03:15 PM

hmm i found converters to hook up laptop harddrive to a desktop but i ahvent found a converter to hook up desktop harddrive to laptop ODES ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN GET THIS CONVERTER?

Crazy Jayhawk · 03-13-02, 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by DECODER22
hmm i found converters to hook up laptop harddrive to a desktop but i ahvent found a converter to hook up desktop harddrive to laptop ODES ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN GET THIS CONVERTER?

I doubt such a thing exists.

You'll probably have to build your own.

minoukat · 03-13-02, 11:54 PM

get the "laptop-to-desktop" adapter and use it the other way around

FeralCom · 03-14-02, 07:29 PM

I have 2 of the laptop to desktop adapters, but I have never seen any the other way around.

They use to have an adapter that would allow you to attach a drive via the PCMCIA slots. Most laptops have a BIOS setting where you can choose to boot from the PCMCIA.

1. Attach the drive to the PCMCIA Slots
2. Select Boot from PCMCIA in the BIOS
3. Tape the drive to the top cover (heh).

NTX-Zoner · 03-14-02, 09:11 PM

I talked to a friend, and he does not think that they exist either, but, if you pick one up and modify the conectors on the laptop drive end to match that of the dead HDD, it should work.

DECODER22 · 03-14-02, 09:12 PM

how do i hook the drive up to the pcmcia ?????

FeralCom · 03-14-02, 10:36 PM

I will dig around the web and see if I can find what I am talking about. May be hard because this was a few years ago before everything went USB. You use to be able to find backup kits that had the connector. You might even be able to find an old external IDE device that has the connection. Kinda like the old backpack CD-ROMs that had a PCMCIA card attached to them.

Robbie · 03-15-02, 01:13 AM

Get a usb hard drive!!!

Rob

NTX-Zoner · 03-15-02, 02:04 AM

USB hdd will work, but be dirt slow. If it was the second drive in the system, that should be fine, but as the boot drive with USB legacy enabled (so you could boot to it) it would make the system crawl. Firewire would have more acceptable speed, but that would require more expensive hardware and I don't think its boot supported

DECODER22 · 03-16-02, 02:42 AM

im working on making a desktop harddrive work on it hehe ill let u guys know how it goes ill post pics if i ever finish it heeh

Black Hawk · 03-16-02, 04:03 PM

What about a DVD-ROM from a Laptop to hook up to a PC? It only has a IDE Ribbon connector, if that helps...

Crazy Jayhawk · 03-17-02, 02:30 AM

I just realized something - you're going to have to find a 12V source inside the laptop. Desktop hard drives require both 5V and 12V, but laptop ones only need 5V.

03-12-02, 07:09 PM	Thread Starter #1
DECODER22 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	Crazy Harddrive Mod ok i was wondering if it was possible to take a regualr computer harddrive and hook it up to a laptop cause my laptop harddrive took a poop and ic ant afford the laptop prices i mean maybe i can hook up a 13.6 to the laptop or sumtin anyone have any ideas on how to do that ??????????????
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03-13-02, 12:10 AM	#2
Oni Oni-ni-Kanabō Ninja Hippo eater Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada	I'm pretty sure you can do that, but the PC HD wouldn't fit in your laptop. __________________ Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore. On Indefinite Hiatus Asus P6T SE Intel i7 930 @ Stock 12GB Corsair DDR3 9-9-9-24 XFX Radeon 5830 @ Stock Corsair 750 Watt PSU
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03-13-02, 01:05 AM	Thread Starter #3
DECODER22 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	id make its own box lol and run the cable out thing is how do i power up the harddrive and i dont think the cabels are the same LOL
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03-13-02, 05:38 AM	#4
NTX-Zoner Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: City of the Evil Empire, Washington	Laptops run standard IDE. You can actually find converters for a standard PC to use laptop drives. You might be able to customize one to work the other way around. You can find the kits around. http://www.geishapc.com/212lapdrivto.html
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03-13-02, 02:49 PM	#5
drunkmonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA	yeah, there are converters that turn the laptop ide into a molex connector and standard IDE cable.
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03-13-02, 03:15 PM	Thread Starter #6
DECODER22 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	hmm i found converters to hook up laptop harddrive to a desktop but i ahvent found a converter to hook up desktop harddrive to laptop ODES ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN GET THIS CONVERTER?
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03-13-02, 11:54 PM	#8
minoukat Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario	get the "laptop-to-desktop" adapter and use it the other way around __________________ The only thing you should expect is the unexpected.
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03-14-02, 07:29 PM	#9
FeralCom Member Join Date: Mar 2002	I have 2 of the laptop to desktop adapters, but I have never seen any the other way around. They use to have an adapter that would allow you to attach a drive via the PCMCIA slots. Most laptops have a BIOS setting where you can choose to boot from the PCMCIA. 1. Attach the drive to the PCMCIA Slots 2. Select Boot from PCMCIA in the BIOS 3. Tape the drive to the top cover (heh).
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03-14-02, 09:11 PM	#10
NTX-Zoner Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: City of the Evil Empire, Washington	I talked to a friend, and he does not think that they exist either, but, if you pick one up and modify the conectors on the laptop drive end to match that of the dead HDD, it should work. __________________ <------ The unknown hotty would be very dissap ointed if you weren't folding with those extra cycles-- .............MSI MS-6380 Pro............Asus VIA KT133A................K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI ...........AMD XP 1600 @ stock.....AMD Athlon 900.................AMD 64 4000 @ 2520 .........512MB DDR 2100..........512MB PC 133..................1GB OCZ Plat EL 3200 .......Win Xp Pro.................Win XP Pro......................Win XP Pro .....Stable......................Stable...........................Stable :beer: :bday: :beer: :bday: :beer: [maniacal laughter] Its alive!! Its alive!!! [/maniacal laughter]
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03-14-02, 09:12 PM	Thread Starter #11
DECODER22 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	how do i hook the drive up to the pcmcia ?????
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03-14-02, 10:36 PM	#12
FeralCom Member Join Date: Mar 2002	I will dig around the web and see if I can find what I am talking about. May be hard because this was a few years ago before everything went USB. You use to be able to find backup kits that had the connector. You might even be able to find an old external IDE device that has the connection. Kinda like the old backpack CD-ROMs that had a PCMCIA card attached to them.
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03-15-02, 01:13 AM	#13
Robbie Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: A hot spot in Ca	Get a usb hard drive!!! Rob __________________ Don't just stand there and shout it...... do something about it!! (M.L. Gore) Challenge me and I'll make you think, but alas you don't want to........ your a lazy god. Gone blue how about you?!?!
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03-15-02, 02:04 AM	#14
NTX-Zoner Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: City of the Evil Empire, Washington	USB hdd will work, but be dirt slow. If it was the second drive in the system, that should be fine, but as the boot drive with USB legacy enabled (so you could boot to it) it would make the system crawl. Firewire would have more acceptable speed, but that would require more expensive hardware and I don't think its boot supported __________________ <------ The unknown hotty would be very dissap ointed if you weren't folding with those extra cycles-- .............MSI MS-6380 Pro............Asus VIA KT133A................K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI ...........AMD XP 1600 @ stock.....AMD Athlon 900.................AMD 64 4000 @ 2520 .........512MB DDR 2100..........512MB PC 133..................1GB OCZ Plat EL 3200 .......Win Xp Pro.................Win XP Pro......................Win XP Pro .....Stable......................Stable...........................Stable :beer: :bday: :beer: :bday: :beer: [maniacal laughter] Its alive!! Its alive!!! [/maniacal laughter]
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03-16-02, 02:42 AM	Thread Starter #15
DECODER22 Disabled Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago	im working on making a desktop harddrive work on it hehe ill let u guys know how it goes ill post pics if i ever finish it heeh
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03-16-02, 04:03 PM	#16
Black Hawk Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Petrochemical and Oil Refinery state.	Well What about a DVD-ROM from a Laptop to hook up to a PC? It only has a IDE Ribbon connector, if that helps...
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03-17-02, 02:30 AM	#17
Crazy Jayhawk Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hutchinson, KS	I just realized something - you're going to have to find a 12V source inside the laptop. Desktop hard drives require both 5V and 12V, but laptop ones only need 5V. __________________ Can someone please explain to me this Oni is a bot! business? Heatware
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