people who know there laptop hardware?

[regan1985]

right this is kind of me nearing the end of me and my laptop, i broke the power connector so took the mobo out and got a friend to resolder me one that works!!#

then 2months ago i put it back together and i can get it to pick up the hard drive, there doesnt seem to be a cable or anywhere for me to connect the hard drive to, can anyone give me some ideas?

the dvd rom slots into a connector but there is nothing like that for the hard drive!!

the only thing the hard drive has is a connector over the pins which then has some more pins!

i will post some pics, can anyone do the same and show how they think the ide drive should connect!!

if some1 had a samsung v20 or 25 that you would be perfect but any laptop would help!:)

[Ben Clarke]

Laptops don't usually have HDD cables, they usually slot into a connector, AFAIK.

[DRDNA]

what brand is the laptop and what model?

[regan1985]

http://img.techpowerup.org/071118/6326747981375000002_cmboa.jpg


i found a picture of my mobo on the net samsung v20!

and in red is what i think is missing maybe the not sure the picture isnt great,but that looks like some sort of connector is which case id be missing the plastic conector and a cable!

also in green is where the dvd rom plugs into, is there any 2.5ide to what ever kind of laptop dvd rom connector is?

[ktr]

Make sure you didnt pierce the HDD ribbon cable on re-assembly. It happens time to time.

[regan1985]

just looked back at a post i made ages ago and i have a bad quality picture but it does show where i think the connector is missing i THINK!! what do you think!

http://img.techpowerup.org/071118/101707152555.jpg

sorry about the size but the quality is shocking, i took it of my phone

[regan1985]

i dont have any cable connecting my HD to the laptop

[DRDNA]

some mobile mobo's have the ide connection built into thee mobo that in the shell allows direct plug in of the harddrive.

[DRDNA]

the red and black wire of the last pic appears to be a cmos battter cables for hot and cold wires.

[Wile E]

Looks like the plastic shroud is missing over the contacts. It likely hold the pins you need. Find that shroud.

[regan1985]

i think your right i think the surround has gone somewhere!! i cant find it tho, do you think most mobos use the same or do you rekon this is just a samsung thing?

[regan1985]

HELP people i feel like im going to throw away a laptop that isnt that far off from working

[Fuse-Wire]

well unless you find those plastic connectors so you can plug the HD in. failing that ill have your laptop!!

[regan1985]

what i want to know is doesn any1 know if they are unversal?these plastic connectors?so can i robe them of another laptop mobo or even buy them from somewhere?