[SOLVED] Need USB enclosure to connect internal hard drive as external drive

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I have an old internal hard drive that I believe came from an old Dell laptop. I want to purchase a USB enclosure so I can access the info on the drive. I've done this a few times before, but this hard drive has a different connector and won't attach to any of the enclosures I've seen. The hard drive is a Toshiba HDD2193D. I've attached a Dropbox link that shows an image of the USB enclosure I've used before (top) and the HDD in question (bottom). Can someone tell me what kind of enclosure I need to hold this drive and provide USB connection?
Hard Drive connector
 
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I have an old internal hard drive that I believe came from an old Dell laptop. I want to purchase a USB enclosure so I can access the info on the drive. I've done this a few times before, but this hard drive has a different connector and won't attach to any of the enclosures I've seen. The hard drive is a Toshiba HDD2193D. I've attached a Dropbox link that shows an image of the USB enclosure I've used before (top) and the HDD in question (bottom). Can someone tell me what kind of enclosure I need to hold this drive and provide USB connection?
Hard Drive connector
That's a mini IDE/PATA drive, not SATA and requires something like this https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G
I have an old internal hard drive that I believe came from an old Dell laptop. I want to purchase a USB enclosure so I can access the info on the drive. I've done this a few times before, but this hard drive has a different connector and won't attach to any of the enclosures I've seen. The hard drive is a Toshiba HDD2193D. I've attached a Dropbox link that shows an image of the USB enclosure I've used before (top) and the HDD in question (bottom). Can someone tell me what kind of enclosure I need to hold this drive and provide USB connection?
Hard Drive connector
That's a mini IDE/PATA drive, not SATA and requires something like this https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G
 
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Oct 3, 2019
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I just took a look. I can only see one side of the product. My hard drive does not have pins, other than the 4 pins on the far right (I think those are for power?). It has a slot with connectors on either side. See attached image at link below. Will the product you linked to work?
HDD Connector Contacts
Sorry, I have never seen a connector like that, could be some specialized disk. According to it's SKU its a IDE drive https://www.amazon.com/MK4026GAX-PA102D-HDD2193-Toshiba-Drive/dp/B00MAJRH5U