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The connection on it seen in the picture seems different than the usual SATA connection and I can't find anything like it online. My old laptop won't turn on anymore and I was hoping to easily get a file I created after the last backup off the hard drive if possible.

Toshiba MK1237GSX hard drive

Giacomo1968
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OakTree39
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You should be able to pry away the connector shown in the image.

Original photo with lines added where the original connector ends and the adapter begins

Under (inside/behind) this connector is an SATA connector, common in the industry.

hard drive ebay image

Image from eBay auction for reference only.

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fred_dot_u
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  • Look at the picture in the question again. It is not a SATA connector but a weird IDE/PATA connector. – Giacomo1968 Nov 21 '22 at 01:49
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    @Giacomo1968 I've had a situation where a cable attached to a hard drive broke and left a weird looking connector. In this case it might be he has an adaptor attached to his hard drive, converting to some weird kind of somewhat PATA/IDE looking thing. Amazon lists his HDD as SATA. So probably his one has a weird adaptor attached that can be pulled off. It looks like it can be pulled off! – barlop Nov 21 '22 at 03:41
  • Fair enough. Will wait and see I guess. – Giacomo1968 Nov 21 '22 at 04:42
  • Yep, you were absolutely right - there was an adaptor that slid right off revealing the standard SATA connector. Thank you so much to everyone who responded - you all rock! – OakTree39 Nov 22 '22 at 00:57
  • What are the other 4 pins to the left? Do they not need to be connected? – matteo Jan 27 '24 at 19:34
  • according to a wiki entry for this type of drive, it's a non-standard set of pins commonly used by the manufacture to configure the drive or to provide features beyond the out-of-box-experience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA#Cables.2C_connectors.2C_and_ports under "additional pins" about 1/3rd down the page – fred_dot_u Jan 27 '24 at 22:14