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August 11th 15, 11:54 AM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
I have a 2007 Dell Inspiron laptop 1420 which still has its uses. I
have been looking for a new HD, but it has an odd connector. Rather than the usual flat connector with horizontal contacts, these are vertical contacts that drop down in the laptop connector, rather than sliding in sideways. I have taken the old drive to two good local repair shops, and the response in both cases was that they had never seen anything like that.  Dell does list a replacement for about$450. This is probably one of those proprietary pieces of hardware which Dell used to use. Anybody know a good, knowledgeable source of vintage Dell parts? -- Alan 
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August 11th 15, 12:51 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
On 8/11/2015 5:54 AM, Alan wrote:
I have a 2007 Dell Inspiron laptop 1420 which still has its uses. I have been looking for a new HD, but it has an odd connector. Rather than the usual flat connector with horizontal contacts, these are vertical contacts that drop down in the laptop connector, rather than sliding in sideways. I have taken the old drive to two good local repair shops, and the response in both cases was that they had never seen anything like that. Dell does list a replacement for about$450. This is probably one of those proprietary pieces of hardware which Dell used to use. Anybody know a good, knowledgeable source of vintage Dell parts? -- Alan what's the label on the drive say.... Vendor + Model ? all drives are standard...older legacy IDE or newer ATA. The connector is probably a Dell adapter that is plugged into the normal drive edge connector, and maybe you just don't notice it.
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August 11th 15, 12:56 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
On 8/11/2015 6:51 AM, ps56k wrote:
On 8/11/2015 5:54 AM, Alan wrote: I have a 2007 Dell Inspiron laptop 1420 which still has its uses. I have been looking for a new HD, but it has an odd connector. Rather than the usual flat connector with horizontal contacts, these are vertical contacts that drop down in the laptop connector, rather than sliding in sideways. I have taken the old drive to two good local repair shops, and the response in both cases was that they had never seen anything like that. Dell does list a replacement for about$450. This is probably one of those proprietary pieces of hardware which Dell used to use. Anybody know a good, knowledgeable source of vintage Dell parts? -- Alan what's the label on the drive say.... Vendor + Model ? all drives are standard...older legacy IDE or newer ATA. The connector is probably a Dell adapter that is plugged into the normal drive edge connector, and maybe you just don't notice it. Google for Dell 1420 drive ? looks like a normal ATA drive - any ATA drive should work...
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August 11th 15, 03:14 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
Sometimes there's an adapter that looks like part
of the HD but actually separates, leaving you with a standard HD. I think the Vostro 1400 has that, if I'm remembering right. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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August 11th 15, 04:21 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 9:14:23 AM UTC-5, Ron Hardin wrote:
Sometimes there's an adapter that looks like part of the HD but actually separates, leaving you with a standard HD. I think the Vostro 1400 has that, if I'm remembering right. Agree, and I would be leery of "professionals" that didn't recognize that...
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August 11th 15, 06:31 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
Alan wrote:
I have a 2007 Dell Inspiron laptop 1420 which still has its uses. I have been looking for a new HD, but it has an odd connector. Rather than the usual flat connector with horizontal contacts, these are vertical contacts that drop down in the laptop connector, rather than sliding in sideways. I have taken the old drive to two good local repair shops, and the response in both cases was that they had never seen anything like that. Dell does list a replacement for about$450. This is probably one of those proprietary pieces of hardware which Dell used to use. Anybody know a good, knowledgeable source of vintage Dell parts? -- Alan http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1024_.jpg Connector that adapts SATA to the 1420... -- Steve W.
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August 11th 15, 07:38 PM
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Replacement hard drive for Dell Inspiron 1420?
All,
Feeling a bit sheepish, but there is indeed a standard connector buried under the adapter. I feel very slightly less stupid since he "professionals" did not get it. Only slightly. Thanks Alan -- Alan
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