Old XP laptop

[skimonster110]

Hi first time on this form so basically I found this old laptop at my school my teacher sead that I could have it , Brought it home opened it and found out it had no hard drive of course this machine is running XP I don’t know what kind of connector this is if I can put a photo it will be listed below it is an old Toshiba satellite ps511u-0p1rsx I was trying to find it my self but Toshiba’s website doesn’t have any info for that old of a computer and they stoped make ing laptops in 2016 can any one help please

[Vishera]

IDE connector,

But it will be better if you use a IDE to m.2 adapter and use a M.2 SATA SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/44pin-Converter-Adapter-Computer-Accessries/dp/B06XC36V63

[skimonster110]

23 minutes ago, Vishera said:

IDE connector,

But it will be better if you use a IDE to m.2 adapter and use a M.2 SATA SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/44pin-Converter-Adapter-Computer-Accessries/dp/B06XC36V63

Ok but I don’t think that will fit in a laptop

[whispous]

13 minutes ago, skimonster110 said:

Ok but I don’t think that will fit in a laptop

Why do you think it won't?

[Vishera]

25 minutes ago, skimonster110 said:

Ok but I don’t think that will fit in a laptop

It should fit,It's a standard 2.5" drive size.

[da na]

25 minutes ago, skimonster110 said:

Ok but I don’t think that will fit in a laptop

No, that will fit in a laptop. 

[skimonster110]

39 minutes ago, whispous said:

Why do you think it won't?

Sorry I for some reason I though m.2 was sata for some reason thank you for your help

[skimonster110]

30 minutes ago, Vishera said:

It should fit,It's a standard 2.5" drive size.

Sorry I for some reason I though m.2 was sata for some reason thank you for your help

[skimonster110]

26 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

No, that will fit in a laptop. 

Sorry I for some reason I though m.2 was sata for some reason thank you for your help

[Vishera]

20 minutes ago, skimonster110 said:

Sorry I for some reason I though m.2 was sata for some reason thank you for your help

There are two types of M.2:

1.M.2 SATA

2.M.2 NVME

 

Make sure you buy a M.2 SATA drive and not NVME,

Since the adapter doesn't support NVME.

[skimonster110]

54 minutes ago, Vishera said:

There are two types of M.2:

1.M.2 SATA

2.M.2 NVME

 

Make sure you buy a M.2 SATA drive and not NVME,

Since the adapter doesn't support NVME.

Thank you I’ll keep that in mind