[SOLVED] Need help about ssd installation on laptop with missing sata strips

[Hussainaliyah777]

Hey there i needed some help with installing an ssd onto my laptop i reopened this laptop after years after the old ssd got locked with bitlocker by accident so i forgot bout it but i now need to install an ssd into it but can see i am missing the sata connector aswell as another tab missing but i dont know what this is i would like to know what i need to reconnect this thank you

https://imgur.com/a/gdqXEkT

View: http://imgur.com/a/gdqXEkT



Heres the image of my opened laptop 2 tabs are missing one for sata connection of the ssd and other i dont know am i correct if so which sata strip do i need ?

 

[Ralston18]

Which model HP laptop? ( I can read "HP" on the battery.)

SATA drives have two connectors: one connector for power and one connector for data.

Should be standard SATA cables - hopefully nothing proprietary.

FYI:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Noteb...t-have-hard-drive-sata-connector/td-p/7179600

Appears to be standard SATA plugs but uses a single ribbon cable instead of two flat wires.

Identify the laptop model and google "HP laptop SATA cable" and add the model number. You should be able to find the applicable connection cable.

Look for the laptop's repair/maintenance manual. You may find a specific part number.

 

[hang-the-9]

You said you had an SSD in there already, so you removed it? Grab that drive, it may have an adapter on it already you need for your model.