This is an internal CD/DVD drive for a laptop or something by HP, the model is TS-LB23 (I had to peel off a sticker on the drive to see it). But what kind of connector is this? I can't find anything online, and the only thing that shows up when I look up the model is an external BD drive made by HP.
While more modern laptop drives (almost amusing using such phrasing about optical drives in current space year) usually use some form of standard connector then older ones often used rather custom things at various levels (either drive level or to get it onto the board itself) with HP being notorious for it. If you still have the laptop then do see if you can find the board that went with it or the motherboard if it somehow went direct.
13 pins split 6 and 7 means it could be a custom form of slim SATA, https://pinoutguide.com/HD/SATA_Slimline_connector_pinout.shtml , indeed I would generally expect that over some custom ATAPI efforts (more like 50 pins, not to mention blu ray which I am not sure there are any laptop IDE drives for or if they are then super super rare).
It's a propietary SATA connector, so if you look for replacement must to use the same model, if you like to connect to another device, you need to make a adapter.
It's a propietary SATA connector, so if you look for replacement must to use the same model, if you like to connect to another device, you need to make a adapter.
A quick search of the drive model tells you it's a sata connection. From the those pictures it almost looks like the adapter is removable. Just put give it a lite pull and it might pop right out but don't force it. You should have a regular sata connection once removed.
So, I happen to have one of these as well, and I found this thread. I couldn't just wiggle it out, it took a lot of force to remove it lol. I had to take off the top, eject the drive, and use a flathead screwdriver (and my fingernails) to remove the damn connector. But yes, it is indeed a SATA and the thing came out. It's just a piece of plastic. Fuck you HP, my thumbnails are ruined!
Sorry for necroposting if I am.
Alright, let's see how the pins are and if I can even use this POS.
Post automatically merged:
I can't even use this! Looks like it uses half the power (probably because it's a laptop spare, assuming it's 5v instead of 12v?), because it has a smaller power connector. I unfortunately don't have a power cable with a smaller connector. Again. fuck you HP!
The power side has 6 pins.
So, I happen to have one of these as well, and I found this thread. I couldn't just wiggle it out, it took a lot of force to remove it lol. I had to take off the top, eject the drive, and use a flathead screwdriver (and my fingernails) to remove the damn connector. But yes, it is indeed a SATA and the thing came out. It's just a piece of plastic. Fuck you HP, my thumbnails are ruined!
Sorry for necroposting if I am.
Alright, let's see how the pins are and if I can even use this POS.
Post automatically merged:
I can't even use this! Looks like it uses half the power (probably because it's a laptop spare, assuming it's 5v instead of 12v?), because it has a smaller power connector. I unfortunately don't have a power cable with a smaller connector. Again. fuck you HP!
The power side has 6 pins.
A new Nintendo Switch firmware update is here. System software version 18.0.1 has been released. This update offers the typical stability features as all other...
As each year passes, retro games become harder and harder to play, as the physical media begins to fall apart and becomes more difficult and expensive to obtain. The...
While rumors had been floating about rampantly as to the future plans of Nintendo, the President of the company, Shuntaro Furukawa, made a brief statement confirming...
TheFlow has done it again--a new kernel exploit has been released for PlayStation 4 consoles. This latest exploit is called PPPwn, and works on PlayStation 4 systems...
Nintendo might just as well be a law firm more than a videogame company at this point in time, since they have yet again issued their now almost trademarked usual...
Nintendo has officially announced that a successor to the beloved Switch console is on the horizon. As we eagerly anticipate what innovations this new device will...
Another video game prototype has been found and preserved, and this time, it's none other than the game that spawned an entire franchise beloved by many, the very...
Anbernic is back with yet another retro handheld device. The upcoming RG28XX is another console sporting the quad-core H700 chip of the company's recent RG35XX 2024...
DOOM is well-known for being ported to basically every device with some kind of input, and that list now includes the old retro game console in Persona 5 Royal...
Two classic titles join the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack game lineup. Available starting April 24th will be the motorcycle racing game Extreme G and another...
Nintendo has officially announced that a successor to the beloved Switch console is on the horizon. As we eagerly anticipate what innovations this new device will...
While rumors had been floating about rampantly as to the future plans of Nintendo, the President of the company, Shuntaro Furukawa, made a brief statement confirming...
Nintendo might just as well be a law firm more than a videogame company at this point in time, since they have yet again issued their now almost trademarked usual...
As each year passes, retro games become harder and harder to play, as the physical media begins to fall apart and becomes more difficult and expensive to obtain. The...
Ubisoft has today officially revealed the next installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise: Assassin's Creed Shadows. This entry is set in late Sengoku-era Japan...
A new Nintendo Switch firmware update is here. System software version 18.0.1 has been released. This update offers the typical stability features as all other...
TheFlow has done it again--a new kernel exploit has been released for PlayStation 4 consoles. This latest exploit is called PPPwn, and works on PlayStation 4 systems...
After rumour got out about an upcoming NES Edition release for the famed Nintendo World Championships, Nintendo has officially unveiled the new game, titled "Nintendo...
DOOM is well-known for being ported to basically every device with some kind of input, and that list now includes the old retro game console in Persona 5 Royal...
The number of layoffs and cuts in the videogame industry sadly continue to grow, with the latest huge layoffs coming from Microsoft, due to what MIcrosoft calls a...
Ah, yes, portrait mode, surely the best way to film a row of people. If only there were some way to fit a wider shot, at the expense of height... if only...