Need help with an old laptop 47 pin hard drive. Trying to convert it to a USB.

[JKM]

I have an old Toshiba Satelite J11. It has a 40GB hard drive with 47 pins. I searched the internet and I have found a few people with this question but no answers. This is not a 44 pin it has 47 pins and will not connect to a 44 pin as the last 4 pins will block it from connecting to the adapters I have seen. I do not know where to find and adapter. I also have an old Toshiba Satelite L25 with the same hard drive and want to remove it as well but I have the same problem of not being able to connect it. Does anyone have any advice?

[PCdoc]

Can you post a pic of the connector part of the hard drive?

[JKM]

Here are the pictures. Being in Japan one can not find parts unless you are a manufacturer or certified repair shop and even then you pay 5 times the price anywhere else. I need to identify what I need and buy it in the States.

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[BC_Programmer]

the four extra pins separated on the right in the first image are jumper pins for Master/Slave. They aren't very common because most Laptops just have one hard drive. They would block adapters because the adapters weren't designed with that arrangement in mind.

[Lisa_maree]

Google for one of these or similar

Vogue USB 2.0 to IDE SATA S-ATA 2.5 3.5 Hard Drive HD Converter Adapter Cable

or better

USB2.0/3.0 to SATA/IDE2.5”/3.5”HDD Hard Disk Drive Cable Adapter Converter OTB

The will work with both drives and any others you are likely to see.

[Computer_Commando]

Are you looking for a replacement hard drive or a way to use the one you have in a desktop?
For attaching to desktop, these are the best ones I've found.

To use this drive for USB, you can use this without the adapter above:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002


If you are looking for a replacement, they are available in the used marketplace.

All drives are now the one on the left.

[JKM]

Thanks for the help, I needed the IDE adapter and the ones suggested here will work. New egg does not ship to Japan but I can find it on Amazon or eBay and they will ship it.

[Geek-9pm]

Let's make this solved.
The dual PATA USB adapter is very common an should be available everywhere.
The OP can get it in Japan.