Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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Some may have read my post about a 2nd laptop drive.
Well, I ordered it and it arrived only to find that it has a different bloody connector than the laptop has. The original has push down connectors on, the new one has touch contact connectors on it 
Is there an external adapter available so I could use it as an external drive? Don't think I could send it back now I cut open the antistatic bag it came in
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Dom
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can you get pics, of the new drive (and old if possible) and laptop connectors?
You sure you haven't ordered a sata drive instead of an IDE (or visa versa)?
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Tiger
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Well, I just read this, does it mean anything to you?
I've ordered SATA and the laptop is definitly not IDE.
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Dom
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it might be like HP where a connector cover gets fitted to the drive, like -
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Dom
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Yup, looking at >THIS< diy guide for installing a 2nd hard drive to the Dell Vostro 1700, you need a drive kit >THIS<.
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Tiger
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£36 fucking quid! Fuck that for a game of soldiers, I paid that for the drive itself!
I'll just chuck the 320gb into my PS3 instead I think.
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Tiger
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I ordered one of these for my old ps3 hdd when it comes out.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Powered/dp/B001EEQQ8Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1257450813&sr=8-2
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jamied
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http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=hp+hard+drive+connector&_sacat=See-All-Categories
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