No one gives a dam? Mods, please lock, the HD quit and won't start.

[1992Chevy K1500]

So I dropped my laptop the other day. And now it won't work. It'll power up, but that's it. It won't load windows (even in safe mode). I have very important data on there that I need to get (if possible). I can't find what type of hard drive connector it uses (IDE, SATA). I was thinking of buying an external 2.5" HDD enclosure and need help deciding which to get.

If anyone knows what type of connector it uses, could you let me know and recommend an adaptor? I was looking at one of these 3:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....amp;srchInDesc=

because they claim both SATA and IDE.

BTW, it's a Compaq Presario V6120US. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I got it christmas '06, so I know it's old. But I would like to keep it if possible. Does anyone have any hard drive recommendations for this computer?

Edited September 13, 2009 by 1992Chevy K1500

[dred]

Why not take the drive out?

If it has lots of pins:

its probably an ide/pata drive.

if no pins:

its a sata disk.

grtz.

[1992Chevy K1500]

Been trying. It's not easy (I need to buy a small screwdriver).

Thanks for the pics. That'll help a lot.

Edited September 9, 2009 by 1992Chevy K1500

[Guest]

"100GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive"

source: http://compreviews.about.com/od/budgetnote...mpaqV6120US.htm

[1992Chevy K1500]

Thanks for the link. And thanks for taking the time to find it for me (I can't google worth a damn).

[SocoJoe]

You might have knocked the hdd loose or possibly the memory. Find yourself a small enough screw driver and pop the hdd out then back in, then check your memory and do the same.

[dred]

I think you could also use the Notebook Product Number or Model Number and even the Warranty Check

And while i'm @ it ...

Removing and Replacing the Hard Disk Drive for the dv6000 and V6000 series notebook PC

Looks like it's Sata b.t.w.

Good Luck

[1992Chevy K1500]

Thanks for the link dred. But it's no longer under warranty (I had to send it in once and it wasn't under warranty then, so I had to pay for the repairs). I got the HDD out and it looks to be in good shape. It was connected (not loose). I plugged it back in to be sure and still had the same problem (well almost). Now it gets as far as the loading windows screen (the one with the bar running acroos the bottom) and just sits there (the HDD external LED blinks a warning light indicating a problem). I'm gonna try it again, but would still like to replace it (it's old and clogged with stuff and only has 10 GB's of space left anyway; my fault )

It's SATA (it says Serial AT, so I'm pretty sure ). I'll get to looking on Newegg. Thanks again!

[1992Chevy K1500]

So I'm quite disappointed with Newegg. They only have two 2.5" HDD and both are less than 100 GB. Not really their fault, there's just not much demand for those drives. I found 2 on Amazon.com and was wondering what ya'll thought of them.

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scor...1358&sr=8-6

A 320GB one.

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-...2834&sr=8-2

And a 500GB one.

What ya'll think of them?

EDIT: fixed the link for the 500GB drive (wrong link)

Edited September 10, 2009 by 1992Chevy K1500

[SocoJoe]

So I'm quite disappointed with Newegg. They only have two 2.5" HDD and both are less than 100 GB. Not really their fault, there's just not much demand for those drives. I found 2 on Amazon.com and was wondering what ya'll thought of them.

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scor...1358&sr=8-6

A 320GB one.

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-...2834&sr=8-2

And a 500GB one.

What ya'll think of them?

EDIT: fixed the link for the 500GB drive (wrong link)

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.as...top-Hard-Drives

Not sure what you were looking at, but thats Newegg's selection's of 2.5" HDD.