Connecting hdd 2.5 sata to desktop PC. Is it possible to connect the hard drive from a laptop to a PC via USB?
Good day!
I think those who often work on a laptop sometimes find themselves in similar situation: You need to copy a lot of files from your laptop hard drive to HDD desktop computer. How to do it?
Option 1. Just connect your laptop and computer and transfer files. True, if the speed on your network is not high, then this method will take a lot of time (especially if you need to copy several hundred gigabytes).
Option 2. Remove the hard drive (hdd) from the laptop and then connect it to the computer. All information from the hdd can be copied very quickly (on the downside: you need to spend 5-10 minutes connecting).
Option 3. Buy a special “container” (box) into which you can insert laptop hdd, and then connect this box to the USB port of any PC or other laptop.
Let's take a closer look last couple options...
1) Connecting a hard drive (2.5-inch hdd) from a laptop to a computer
Well, the first thing you need to do is remove the hard drive from the laptop case (you will most likely need a screwdriver, depending on your device model).
You must first turn off the power to the laptop and then remove the battery ( green arrow in the photo below). The yellow arrows in the photo mark the fastening of the cover, behind which the hard drive is located.
Laptop Acer Aspire.
After removing the cover, remove the hard drive from the laptop case (see green arrow in the photo below).
Acer Aspire laptop: hard drive Western Digital Blue 500 GB.
IDE- old interface for connecting hard disk. Provides connection speed of 133 MB/s. Nowadays it is becoming less and less common, I think there is no point in considering it in this article...
Hard drive with IDE interface ohm
SATA I, II, III - new interface hdd connections(provides speeds of 150, 300, 600 MB/s, respectively). Key points related to SATA, from the point of view of the average user:
There are no jumpers that were previously on the IDE (which means the hard drive cannot be “wrongly” connected);
More high speed work;
Full compatibility with each other different versions SATA: you don’t have to be afraid of conflicts various equipment, the drive will work on any PC, no matter what version of SATA it is connected through.
HDD Seagate Barracuda 2 TB with SATA III support.
So, in modern system unit The drive and hard drive must be connected via a SATA interface. For example, in my example, I decided to connect a laptop hard drive instead of a CD-ROM.
System unit. You can connect a hard drive from a laptop, for example, instead of a drive (CD-Rom).
Actually, all that remains is to disconnect the wires from the drive and connect the laptop’s hdd to them. Then it’s trivial to turn on the computer and copy all the necessary information.
Connected hdd 2.5 to the computer...
In the photo below, you can note that the disk is now displayed in “my computer” - i.e. you can work with it like a regular one local disk(sorry for the tautology).
A connected 2.5-inch hdd from a laptop is displayed in “my computer” as a regular local drive.
By the way, if you want to leave the disk permanently connected to the PC, then you need to secure it. To do this, it is best to use special “sleds” that allow you to secure 2.5-inch drives (from laptops; smaller in size compared to 3.5-inch computers) in bays from regular hdd. The photo below shows similar “sleds”.
Slides from 2.5 to 3.5 (metal).
2) Box (BOX) for connecting a laptop hdd to any device with USB
For users who do not want to "mess around" with dragging disks back and forth, or, for example, want to get a portable and convenient external drive(from the remaining old laptop disk) - there is one on the market special devices- “boxes” (BOX).
What he really is? A small container larger size the hard drive itself. It usually contains 1-2 USB port for connecting to PC (or laptop) ports. The box can be opened: the hdd is inserted inside and secured there. Some models, by the way, are equipped with a power supply.
Actually, that's all, after connecting the disk to the box, it closes and then it can be used together with the box, as if it were a regular one. external hard disk! The photo below shows a similar box from the Orico brand. In appearance it is practically no different from an external hdd.
Inside view: insert pocket hdd drive 2.5 inches.
There's probably no point in talking about IDE drives. To be honest, I haven’t worked with them for a long time, I don’t think anyone else actively uses them. I would be grateful if someone adds on this topic...
Good work hdd everyone!
There are two types of hard drives - internal and external (like a USB flash drive). Connecting hard disks via the IDE interface, which is used on all older models hard drives. Or – SATA, which has a much narrower connector and cable width.
When connecting a hard drive to a laptop, remember that not all modern laptops have external connectors for of this connection. Then the connection can be made using the USB interface. But for these purposes you need a specialized SATA/IDE to USB input adapter. This adapter can be found complete with a hard drive power supply. The unit is required due to lack of power from the USB interface. When connecting a hard drive through an adapter, you need to be extremely careful not to inadvertently damage the hard drive when it is lying next to the laptop. Manufacturers computer office equipment They produce special pockets for hard drives with the necessary built-in adapters. This pocket serves as a kind of protective cover for HDD. The container's connectors should be connected to the hard drive by installing the HDD in the container's pocket. Then to USB input laptop connects connection cable and if necessary
hard drive , before disconnecting it from the laptop. If you often have to transfer information from your computer’s hard drive to a laptop, or vice versa, then you should purchase a special portable HDD. This type of hard drive has
USB cable
for connection, is protected from external damage by a durable case and is used specifically as a portable storage device.
Many users ask how to connect a laptop hard drive to a computer? The answer is clear, “Yes”! And it’s very easy to do, more on that later. And so the main thing here is the correct sequence. First of all, you need to turn off the laptop and remove the battery (it is imperative to remove the battery as it continues to power the disk). Unscrew the lid in place
Connecting to a desktop personal computer is the same as a regular hard drive. To do this we need two SATA and SATA power cables or an adapter.
Next, we connect the cables to the hard drive, power and data cable, and then in the system unit, one to the SATA connector on the board, and the second to the power source - the unit (the desktop PC must also be turned off).
This is all scary at first glance operation done, enjoy the work.
If we filter out all the complex and overly demanding options, then we can say that there are three options for connecting a laptop hard drive to a PC:
Physically connecting a hard drive from a laptop to a personal computer. Take it out from one device and connect it to another, everything seems simple, but there are some nuances.
Use a special “box”, also known as a “pocket” for hard drives. This peripheral device internal or external type, allowing you to use hard drives much like DVDs. Or more precisely, like VHS tapes in old video players.
Physical connection
Although the process itself does not require special knowledge and is quite simple to perform, its application still requires accuracy and precise execution of instructions. It is also recommended to use thin gloves made of anti-static material.
The first step is to remove the hard drive from the laptop. Why do you need to unscrew the screws (an Aspire laptop was used as an example).
Then you should remove the cover of the laptop, unscrew the screws securing the hard drive to the device and remove all the plugs.
At the second stage, you need to turn off the PC system unit and remove the cover from it.
Next, we look at what interface is in the hard drive from the laptop, and look for the appropriate adapter/connector for motherboard.
Next, you need to attach the hard drive to the motherboard and secure it.
Having fixed the hard drive, you can turn on the PC. As a result, the laptop’s hard drive should appear in the “My Computer” menu. Or more if it was divided into logical sections.
Note
Hard drives can have one of two connection connectors:
IDE is very old interface, allowing you to transfer information at a speed of 133 MB/s. Hard drives with this interface are no longer manufactured, but it can be seen inside old PCs and laptops.
SATA versions I, II or III provide speeds of 150MB/s, 300MB/s, 600MB/s respectively. There are no compatibility problems in different versions, so you don’t have to worry about whether it will fit your computer or not.
Connection via a special pocket (BOX)
This method is a little simpler, but for it you need to buy or get a special BOX for hard drives.
It can be either internal - used as a CD drive.
And external, used as a typical peripheral device.
Whichever pocket you use, you will need to first remove the hard drive from your laptop. How this is done is indicated above in the description of the physical connection.
Then you need to open the pocket.
And connect a hard drive to it.
At the end, you need to restart the computer so that the system can detect and connect to the hard drive.
The local network
Besides two listed ways, also the hard drive from the laptop can be directly connected to the PS via a local network. However, for this it is necessary that the laptop be in working condition and have a built-in LAN card with a standard LAN connector. If all this is present, then the laptop and computer are connected with a regular network cable.
To do this you need:
Open "Control Panel".
Start the "Network and Sharing Center..." service
Then you need to click on “Change adapter settings”.
Click on “Local Area Connection”.
6. Look in the window for the line “Internet Protocol version 4 TCP/IPv4”, double click open it with the left mouse.
We move the switch to manual input addresses and enter the numbers as in the image.
How to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer
Reboot the PC and laptop.
There are two interfaces connecting hard IDE drives and SATA.
The oldest and rarest IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is a parallel interface for connecting drives ( hard drive ov and optical drives) to the computer.
Connects to the computer motherboard using an IDE cable. The laptop connects directly to the motherboard or using an adapter.
SATA (Serial ATA) - serial interface for data exchange with storage devices. SATA is an evolution of parallel ATA interface(IDE)
It is connected to the computer motherboard using a SATA cable. The laptop connects directly to the motherboard or using an adapter.
Removing a hard drive from a computer is quite simple; to do this, turn off the computer's power (pull out the 220V cord from the computer's power supply), remove the side cover, pull out the cables and unscrew the hard drive.
In a laptop, in order to pull it out, you need to turn off the laptop, unplug the power cable, remove the battery, and unscrew a couple of bolts on the case (rarely on some laptops do you need to disassemble it completely; usually it is enough to unscrew the hard drive cover).
How to connect a hard drive to a computer (inside the system unit).
So, you have removed the hard drive from your computer/laptop and your goal is to connect it to the computer. First of all, look at the hard drive connector IDE drive or SATA, then look for the connector you need on the motherboard and connect it,
Don't forget to connect the power. If you have problems connecting, you can use an adapter.
If the motherboard does not have the required connector, use the method described below.
The situation is more complicated if the hard drive needs to be connected to a laptop, since additional connectors Laptops don't have it on the motherboard. But don't despair. In order to connect a hard drive to a laptop, you need to use a SATA-USB (or IDE-USB) adapter. There are many varieties of such adapters. They are intended to be connected only SATA drives or IDE, and the ability to connect both. The essence of the connection is simple - a hard drive is connected to the adapter, the adapter itself is plugged into a 220V socket, then the USB connector of the adapter is connected to a laptop or computer, to computer hard the disk appears as another partition that you go into and copy everything necessary files and folders.
Universal SATA-USB adapter, IDE-USB SATA-USB adapter
The cost of such adapters averages from 500 to 1000 rubles.
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How to connect a hard drive to a laptop: instructions for SATA devices
Let's take a closer look at this situation: there is a working laptop to which you need to connect the HDD from the PC.
First of all, you need to purchase a special SATA-eSATA adapter, when choosing which you must be guided technical characteristics receiver device. In our case, this is the presence of a “favorable” eSATA connector on the laptop.
Most modern portable configurations have this interface. Which ultimately will become a kind of answer to the question of how to connect a hard drive to a computer or laptop.
If your laptop has this type of interface, then further process initialization takes place almost instantly. The operating system will literally immediately identify the connected device as an external drive. Moreover, the operating speed when organizing this kind of synchronization process is incredibly high, up to 6 Gbit/sec. Agree, with such parameters you can quite comfortably interact with data of any (within reasonable limits) volume.
Guide for IDE hard drives: universal USB port
How to connect a hard drive to a computer (laptop) if the drive has a somewhat outdated interface and the laptop only has a universal USB connector? Undoubtedly, it is a rather “complex symbiosis”. However, as mentioned earlier, there is a way out!
Everything is resolved using a special adapter that connects to the laptop using a USB cable.
The device's IDE input connector allows you to connect a PC hard drive, and a separately routed cable is used as a power supply.
As a rule, such devices are often universally used gadgets. Since they often provide two types of connections - SATA-USB and IDE-USB - using one controller adapter.
“Brotherly understanding”: two cords decide everything!
You will not have a question about how to connect a laptop hard drive to a laptop if your laptop has the previously mentioned serial interface, and your “reconnect” arsenal has an eSATA to SATA adapter (7+15 pin). Otherwise, you should pay a visit to your nearest electronics store and buy an inexpensive “pocket” for an external HDD.
This option is most suitable for optimal solution voiced difficulty. Since the owner of such an HDD container may well use the purchased device (in the future) for its intended purpose - as an additional external storage information.
By the way, the “HDD pocket” can be connected not only via the eSATA interface, but also via a universally used USB port. Which will make the situation incredibly easier when you need to connect a 2.5 ̎ drive laptop computer to a desktop PC. Do you see benefits from such an acquisition?
Climactic finale: extreme ascent of information at random
When deciding how to connect a laptop hard drive to a laptop, if the situation requires operational access to data on external hard drive and provided that there is no necessary adapter, but there is a flash drive and access to the Internet:
Download Live USB distribution.
After you create a bootable Flash drive, turn off and unplug your laptop.
Remove the device's battery.
On the back of the laptop, find text designation HDD, which is a kind of landmark that indicates the location installed hard laptop disk.
Unscrew the protective cover and carefully remove the HDD.
In the freed space, install a hard drive on which the information you need (urgently!) is stored.
After you boot from the flash drive, you can familiarize yourself with the “secret data”.
This is how you can get a practical answer on how to connect a laptop hard drive to a laptop. Basic techniques for gaining access to stored information external HDD information has been reviewed in full. Good luck and all the best!
Connection hard drive from laptop to computer
Any user may want to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer, for what purposes it is not important to us, but if he does not know how to do this, then after reading this manual everything will become clear to him.
As an example, we can give the following: the laptop on which you worked long and hard on some project broke down, repair is not a quick thing, and the deadlines are running out. In order to start editing or finalizing the project again on another computer, you can put the hard drive from the faulty laptop there.
Existing Interfaces
To connect hard drive and SSD there are two interfaces – SATA and IDE.
SATA – presented in all modern laptops and computers, with more wide possibilities than the IDE. It has 7 data pins and 15 power pins. This can be seen in the picture below.
IDE is an outdated standard, but is still found in many devices, albeit older ones. Released more than ten years ago, it looks like a 40-pin connector for data transfer via a special cable and a 4-pin power port.
If you need to connect a hard drive with SATA interface to the IDE connector, you will need an adapter.
mSATA – this format made in miniature form, most often found in laptops of the latest generation.
If you want to connect this interface to a PC, you will need an adapter, because even many modern motherboards do not have such an interface.
M.2 is a format even smaller than mSATA; SSDs made using this format are often found in ultrabooks. The interface is usually found in 3 types:
View B with the cutout positioned towards the left edge;
View M with cutout positioned towards right edge;
B&M view with both cutouts on both sides. This type can be connected to slots B and M.
U personal computers It is very rare on motherboards.
How to connect a laptop hard drive to a computer?
So, everything is really simple here. In order to connect a hard drive with a SATA interface from a laptop to a computer, you will need a SATA cable (it would be more correct, of course, to say a cable). This cable is needed for data transmission. Next we need a cable for the power supply.
So, connect one end of the SATA cable to hard drive, and the other to the connector on the motherboard. There may be several connectors, which are designated 3 Gb/s and 6 Gb/s, it’s up to you to decide where to connect, it’s just the data transfer speed.
Same thing with the power supply.
IDE connection
If you have an IDE interface, then you will need a 40-pin cable and a Molex cable for the power supply.
The computer can consider the inserted drive as a native one and boot from it, so that this does not need to be switched to the “Slave” position. Usually there are jumpers on the contacts of the disk itself, located near the power port, and they move the disk to the “slave” position. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you exactly where they are located; each drive is different. Read the manual or find information on the hard drive manufacturer's website.
How to connect drives with different interfaces?
If you have a drive that has a connector that is not on the motherboard, you will need an adapter. They are different types, for example, like this:
Adapter from SATA to IDE or vice versa.
There are many other combinations. If you need one, you can search for the product on the Internet.
What to do if you need to place a small drive in a computer case?
Many users still have old cases that cannot accommodate a laptop hard drive compactly. What to talk about modern buildings, then they already have special blocks (baskets) to accommodate HDDs and SSDs.
You can try purchasing special adapters for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives. There is even one for 1.8.
Before connecting drives to your computer, it is recommended to completely turn off the power.
Any user may want to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer, for what purposes it is not important to us, but if he does not know how to do this, then after reading this guide everything will become clear to him. As an example, we can give the following: the laptop on which you worked for a long time and persistently broke down...EvilSin225Andrey Terekhov [email protected] Computer techologies
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How to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer: internally or externally
A laptop is a portable computer on which many users store important information. Due to its form factor, the laptop may become unusable, for example, fall and break. In this case, there is a high probability that the hard drive of the laptop computer will remain intact, from which it will be possible to read data, and if necessary, it can be used in the future. Connect the hard drive from the laptop to desktop computer can be done in several ways, by installing it in the system unit case, or via a USB connector. Let's consider both options.
How to install a laptop hard drive into a system unit
A hard drive from a laptop is practically no different from standard hard disk for a computer. Its only serious difference is its size. For regular system units, 3.5-inch drives are used, while for laptops, in order to save space, 2.5-inch drives are used. Accordingly, since the laptop disk is smaller than standard disk for the system unit, it cannot be securely fastened and fixed inside the case.
To install a laptop hard drive into a system unit, you will need to purchase special carriers for 2.5-inch drives. They need to be installed in place for the 3.5-inch hard drive and secured. After this, a 2.5-inch disk is attached to this slide.
Please note: Some computer cases may initially provide space for installing and securing 2.5-inch hard drives.
When the hard drive from the laptop is “planted” in the system unit case, you need to connect it. The disk connection is standard:
You need to connect a SATA cable from the motherboard to the hard drive;
Next, additional power is connected.
After completing the steps described above, you can turn on the computer. After loading the operating room hard system The drive will appear in the list of drives. If this does not happen, you need to check in the BIOS whether this disk is set to boot.
How to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer via USB
You can connect the hard drive to the computer via a USB connector, in which case there is no need to disassemble the system unit. In this case, you can connect a 2.5-inch drive via USB different ways, let's look at three main ones.
Using an adapter
On sale you can find special adapters that allow you to connect a 2.5-inch hard drive to a USB connector. Such adapters have connectors in the form of SATA and power.
Please note: If your computer has USB class 3.0 connectors, it is better to purchase an adapter with this protocol so that the hard drive works faster when connected externally.
Using a removable housing
Similar to the previous option for connecting a hard drive from a laptop to a computer, but instead of an adapter, a full-fledged case is used. Inside this case there is a SATA connector and power supply. The hard drive must be placed in the case, after which you will only need to use a USB cable to connect it to the computer.
Using a removable case allows you not only to connect the hard drive to your computer, but also to protect it from damage in the event of a fall.
Important: When purchasing, make sure that the case is designed specifically for 2.5-inch hard drives, since you can also find options for connecting full-size 3.5-inch drives. computer disks via USB connector.
Using the docking station
The most interesting and expensive option, suitable for users Those who often have to connect hard drives to the computer require the use of a special docking station. On sale you can find docking stations that allow you to connect several 2.5 or 3.5-inch drives at once. Some docking stations allow you to connect hard drives of different sizes at the same time.
The most simple ways How to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer. If you have to do this often, it is better to get a special docking station. In a situation where a laptop drive needs to be permanently installed in the system unit, it is easier to disassemble the case and connect the drive inside it so that it does not occupy one of the USB connectors.
How to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer
I think those who often work on a laptop have sometimes found themselves in a similar situation: they need to copy a lot of files from the laptop’s hard drive to the hard drive of a desktop computer. How to do it?
Option 1. Simply connect your laptop and computer to local network and transfer files. True, if the speed on your network is not high, then this method will take a lot of time (especially if you need to copy several hundred gigabytes).
Option 2. Remove the hard drive (hdd) from the laptop and then connect it to the computer. All information from the hdd can be copied very quickly (on the downside: you need to spend 5-10 minutes connecting).
Option 3. Buy a special “container” (box) into which you can insert a laptop’s hdd, and then connect this box to the USB port of any PC or other laptop.
Let's take a closer look at the last couple of options...
1) Connecting a hard drive (2.5-inch hdd) from a laptop to a computer
Well, the first thing you need to do is remove the hard drive from the laptop case (you will most likely need a screwdriver, depending on your device model).
You must first turn off the power to the laptop and then remove the battery (green arrow in the photo below). The yellow arrows in the photo mark the fastening of the cover, behind which the hard drive is located.
After removing the cover, remove the hard drive from the laptop case (see green arrow in the photo below).
IDE is an old interface for connecting a hard drive. Provides connection speed of 133 MB/s. Nowadays it is becoming less and less common, I think there is no point in considering it in this article...
SATA I, II, III - new hdd connection interface (provides speeds of 150, 300, 600 MB/s, respectively). Key points related to SATA, from the point of view of the average user:
There are no jumpers that were previously on the IDE (which means the hard drive cannot be “wrongly” connected);
Higher operating speed;
Full compatibility between different versions of SATA: you don’t have to worry about conflicts between different equipment, the drive will work on any PC, no matter what version of SATA it’s connected through.
So, in a modern system unit, the drive and hard drive must be connected via a SATA interface. For example, in my example, I decided to connect a laptop hard drive instead of a CD-ROM.
Actually, all that remains is to disconnect the wires from the drive and connect the laptop’s hdd to them. Then it’s trivial to turn on the computer and copy all the necessary information.
It may be noted that the drive is now shown in “my computer” - i.e. you can work with it as with a regular local disk (sorry for the tautology).
By the way, if you want to leave the disk permanently connected to the PC, then you need to secure it. To do this, it is best to use special “sleds” that allow you to secure 2.5-inch drives (from laptops; smaller in size compared to 3.5-inch computers) in bays from regular hdds. The photo below shows similar “sleds”.
2) Box (BOX) for connecting a laptop hdd to any device with USB
For users who don’t want to “mess around” with dragging disks back and forth, or, for example, want to get a portable and convenient external disk (from a leftover old laptop disk) - there are special devices on the market - “boxes” (BOX).
What he really is? A small container, slightly larger than the hard drive itself. It usually has 1-2 USB ports for connecting to PC (or laptop) ports. The box can be opened: the hdd is inserted inside and secured there. Some models, by the way, are equipped with a power supply.
Actually, that's all, after connecting the drive to the box, it closes and then you can use it together with the box, as if it were a regular external hard drive! The photo below shows a similar box from the Orico brand. In appearance it is practically no different from an external hdd.
If you look at this box from the back, there is a lid, and behind it there is a special “pocket” into which the hard drive is inserted. Similar devices quite simple and very convenient.
The situation when you need to connect a laptop hard drive to a computer usually arises in two cases:
must be copied from the hard drive large volume data;
The laptop has failed, so you need to extract information from it.
In the first case, it is not necessary to disassemble the laptop and remove the hard drive; the most reasonable solution would be to use special cable, which is called a patch cord, for connecting a laptop to a computer and transferring data.
patch cord for connecting a hard drive">
The only nuance of this connection is the fact that in order to transfer data between a computer and a laptop, both devices must be connected in home group through operating system settings.
To implement the second option, you cannot do without first disassembling the laptop and disconnecting the hard drive. How to do this depends primarily on the model of the laptop you are using, but you can still identify general steps.
The process of removing the hard drive from a laptop:
turn off the device, disconnect the power cable and remove the battery;
turn the laptop over and inspect the bottom; perhaps the hard drive is accessed through a special compartment, which prevents removal of the entire bottom part;
unscrew the screws holding the compartment, if there is one (otherwise, you need to remove all the fasteners holding the bottom of the structure);
Pull the hard drive out of the connector in the exact opposite direction and pull it out.
Connecting the hard drive directly to the computer motherboard
This is the first option for connecting a laptop hard drive to a desktop computer. To implement it you will need to do the following:
turn off the computer and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet;
remove the side wall of the system unit;
Using a SATA cable, connect the hard drive to the system board;
connect the cable from the power supply to the hard drive;
securely fix the hard drive, screw on the cover and turn on the computer.
After connecting in this way, the hard drive will appear in the system as a local disk.
If you do not have spare SATA cables to connect your hard drive, you can temporarily remove similar ones from your drive.
If you want to install a laptop hard drive into the system unit and use it constantly, you need to secure the hard drive using special slides.
Hard drive slides
Slides that allow you to secure a 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch system unit bay.
Connecting a hard drive through special devices
This method is simpler compared to the option outlined above, since it does not require disassembling a desktop computer.
Using a SATA to USB adapter
There are many varieties of such adapters. Typically, these devices have several connectors that can be used to connect both SATA and IDE drives.
Using a hard drive enclosure
On sale you can find a special device that allows you to turn any laptop hard drive into a full-fledged external hard drive. Usually such a device is called a box (from the English word Box, which means box). A box is a small container into which a hard drive is inserted. The box is connected to the computer via a USB connector.
When purchasing a box, you should consider the physical size of the hard drive that you want to connect to it. There are two types of boxes:
for 2.5-inch hard drives;
for 3.5-inch hard drives.
Hard drives can be from different manufacturers, have different physical dimensions and type, but at the same time they all have standard connection interfaces, that is, connectors with which they connect to the laptop motherboard and power supply.
A little about hard drive interfaces
The most common interfaces are SATA, represented by two connectors - a 7-pin for data transfer and a 15-pin for power connection. IN latest models In laptops you can often find SSD drives with the mSATA interface, which differs from SATA in being more compact in size. Much less common are SSD drives with an M.2 interface, used mainly in ultrabooks.
Their connectors are three types: B, M and B&M, differing from each other in the number of contacts and the location of the cutout on the board. SSD drives B and M can only be connected to a slot of the same type, while B&M drives are compatible with types B and M. The once common HDD drives with an IDE (PATA) interface, having a 4-pin power connector and a 40-pin connector for data transfers today can only be found on old computers released more than 10 years ago.
Connecting a laptop drive to a motherboard with the same type of interface (SATA)
Everything is relatively simple here. You will need a SATA cable for data transfer and a 15-pin connector on the cable connected to the power supply. As a rule, in desktop computers There are loose power cables with corresponding connectors at the ends. If the latter is suddenly not available, like the SATA cable, it can be purchased at any store computer equipment. Alternatively, the cable and power cable can be temporarily disconnected from the drive and used in the future to connect to the hard drive.
Next we shoot back cover laptop and unscrew the bolts, carefully remove the hard drive along with the mounting frame, which will also need to be removed. After that, take a SATA cable and connect one end to the disk, and the other to one of the ports on the motherboard. You won't get anything mixed up, since the cable connectors have their own keys. Typically, such ports indicate the type, in in this example SATA, and transfer speed.
In terms of compatibility, port speed does not matter. Then we connect the power cable to the disk, turn on the computer and go into the BIOS to make sure that the disk is recognized and the boot priorities are set correctly.
Note: after removing the mounting frame, try not to touch the drive board with your hands; hold the drive by the ends. Also make sure that the surface of the board does not come into contact with metal surfaces.
Connecting a drive to a motherboard with a different type of interface
To connect IDE, mSATA and M.2 drives to motherboards that support SATA, you will need a special adapter. There are a lot of adapter models, although not all of them can be found on sale.
Many adapters support USB interface, which saves the user from having to go into the system unit. For the same purposes, you can use the so-called boxes - equipped own board and a USB connector of the case for external hard drives. Such boxes not only provide quick and convenient connection disks with a similar or different interface, but also protect the disk from accidental damage.
Hello, friends.
Do you know how to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer? In fact, it is easy and today you will see it. The main thing is to find the compartment at the back of the laptop where the hard drive is located and do some simple steps. Now I'll show you everything!
So, to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a PC, we need to complete 2 steps:
1. Remove the disk from the laptop
2. Insert it into the computer and connect
Let's move on to the first step. Turn the laptop over and take out the battery. This important point, so don't forget to do this. Next, we need to find the cover behind which the hard drive is hidden and unscrew a couple of screws. Usually on this cover there is an inscription HDD.
If there are several covers, but there are no inscriptions, then you will have to open each one and see exactly where the disk is located. The main thing you need to remember is where you are unscrewing the bolts from, in some cases they differ in size and they need to be put in their original place. Otherwise, it will be like mine - the entire laptop is completely without screws.
We move the cover to the side and see a small hard drive. Here it is also secured with screws and they need to be unscrewed.
Great. We removed the hard drive from the laptop. Now you need to connect it to your computer.
Let's go to the computer. At the back of the system unit, unscrew the 2 screws and move the cover to the side.
The hard drive bays are located in the lower right corner. Now you already have at least one disk there. We will install the second one nearby.
To connect the hard drive from a laptop to a computer, we need two cables: .
There are corresponding connectors on the disk for these cables:
Let's connect!
Downsides These cables look similar. The SATA interface must be inserted into the connector on the motherboard. It is usually located at the bottom and there you will already have the first disk connected. We insert the wire into the adjacent connector.
And the second SATA wire is connected to the power supply. We look at the wires that come from the power supply and find the connector we need. All interfaces are unique, so you won’t be able to connect the wrong one or the wrong side.
As you noticed, the laptop hard drive is smaller in size than a standard one computer disk. This means that by default it cannot be secured to the system unit with bolts. Of course, if you inserted the disc for a short time, for example, to download it to your computer important files, then you can simply put it neatly on some shelf.
Otherwise, if you are using it permanently, you will need to take care of purchasing a special adapter, using which you can bolt the disk into a special compartment. Thus, due to the vibrations that are inherent in these types of disks, it will not break prematurely.
Good luck connecting the drives!
Any user may want to connect a hard drive from a laptop to a computer, for what purposes it is not important to us, but if he does not know how to do this, then after reading this guide everything will become clear to him.
As an example, we can give the following: the laptop on which you worked long and hard on some project broke down, repair is not a quick thing, and the deadlines are running out. In order to start editing or finalizing the project again on another computer, you can put the hard drive from the faulty laptop there.
Existing Interfaces
There are two interfaces for connecting hard drives and SSDs – SATA and IDE.
SATA- present in all modern laptops and computers, with more advanced capabilities than the IDE. It has 7 data pins and 15 power pins. This can be seen in the picture below.
IDE- the standard is outdated, but is still found in many devices, albeit older ones. Released more than ten years ago, it looks like a 40-pin connector for data transfer via a special cable and a 4-pin power port.
If you need to connect a hard drive with a SATA interface to an IDE connector, you will need an adapter.
mSATA– made in miniature form, most often found in laptops of the latest generation.
If you want to connect this interface to a PC, you will need an adapter, because even many modern motherboards do not have such an interface.
M.2– the format is even smaller than mSATA; those made using this format are often found in ultrabooks. The interface is usually found in 3 types:
- View B with the cutout positioned towards the left edge;
- View M with cutout positioned towards right edge;
- B&M view with both cutouts on both sides. This type can be connected to slots B and M.
How to connect a laptop hard drive to a computer?
So, everything is really simple here. In order to connect a hard drive with a SATA interface from a laptop to a computer, you will need a SATA cable (it would be more correct, of course, to say a cable). This cable is needed for data transmission. Next we need a cable for the power supply.
So, connect one end of the SATA cable to the hard drive, and the other to the connector on the motherboard. There may be several connectors, which are designated 3 Gb/s and 6 Gb/s, it’s up to you to decide where to connect, it’s just the data transfer speed.
Same thing with the power supply.
IDE connection
If you have an IDE interface, then you will need a 40-pin cable and a Molex cable for the power supply.
The computer can consider the inserted drive as a native one and boot from it, so that this does not need to be switched to the “Slave” position. Usually there are jumpers on the contacts of the disk itself, located near the power port, and they move the disk to the “slave” position. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you exactly where they are located; each drive is different. Read the manual or find information on the hard drive manufacturer's website.
How to connect drives with different interfaces?
If you have a drive that has a connector that is not on the motherboard, you will need an adapter. They come in different types, for example, these:
- Adapter from SATA to IDE or vice versa.
- From SATA to USB.
- From mSATA to USB.
- From M.2 to USB and to SATA.
There are many other combinations. If you need one, you can search for the product on the Internet.
What to do if you need to place a small drive in a computer case?
Many users still have old cases that cannot accommodate a laptop hard drive compactly. What can we say about modern cases, they already have special blocks (baskets) to accommodate HDDs and SSDs.
You can try purchasing special adapters for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives. There is even one for 1.8. 
Before connecting drives to your computer, it is recommended to completely turn off the power.
