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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

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  • IDE. But no, those seems to be "plates" instead of "pins". Doesn't look IDE to me. – Tom Yan Nov 21 '22 at 01:42
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    This looks like a IDE/PATA connector and honestly I know there is some other question here asking about this exact type of connector, but I somehow cannot find it. This [image exists for another question](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rmyj6.png) though. And here is another variant of that connector in [another question](https://superuser.com/q/1678724/167207). – Giacomo1968 Nov 21 '22 at 01:52
  • Does this answer your question? [What is this 48-pin laptop hard drive connector?](https://superuser.com/questions/1527997/what-is-this-48-pin-laptop-hard-drive-connector) – Giacomo1968 Nov 21 '22 at 01:56
  • And now that I really looked at both, my flag as a dupe is incorrect. That question with the 48 pin connector is a SCSI drive. While this drive is a PATA/IDE drive as discussed in [this other question](https://superuser.com/q/604306/167207). – Giacomo1968 Nov 21 '22 at 01:56
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    That's an adapter on top of the SATA connector. You can pull it off easily. – music2myear Nov 21 '22 at 05:06

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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.

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Image from eBay auction for reference only.

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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