[SOLVED] Cannot fit IDE HDD

[benedetto2009]

Hello everybody.
I have this very old HP Compaq nx9110 laptop that I am repairing just for the fun of learning hardware practice. All is well except that I cannot fit the IDE HDDin I do fit it in but when I turn the laptop on the Bios does not recognize the IDE HDD. It is the first time this happens to me. It looks to me that there is something wrong with the socket.
I am attaching a picture:

https://imgur.com/AzhDECT

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https://imgur.com/e5iTerz

View: https://imgur.com/e5iTerz

Some pins look twisted but I put them right.

Thanks a lot and best regards

 

[ex_bubblehead]

That's a proprietary connector. The other half fits the standard IDE connector, then the two mate up. Unless you can locate the other half of the pair you have a doorstop there.

 

[mdd1963]

Often laptops with IDE ports used a simple friction-fit/slip-on adapter between the IDE connector and drive, about 1/4" in width or so...

 

[popatim]

Jump to 25second into this video to see the missing piece.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7wxD3euGI

 

[popatim]

I found 1 for sale
https://www.ebay.com/i/400551324503