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‎05-03-2020 08:18 PM - edited ‎05-03-2020 08:18 PM

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Product: Pavilion DM1

I bought a used HP Pavilion DM1 on eBay.

It comes without a hard drive.

 

But after watching a Youtube video, I realize that the hard drive needs a connector cable.

 

Are all HP hard drive connectors cables the same?

 

 

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‎05-04-2020 06:42 AM

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This is the correct connector cable:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-Pavilion-DM4-2000-DM4-2181NR-Hard-Drive-HDD-Connector-6017B02589...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DM4T-2000-HDD-Hard-Drive-Caddy-W-cable-Connector/273522470741?hash=item3...

 

Caddy plus cable:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/608645-001-HP-HD-CADDY-ENCLOSURE-W-C-DM1-2000-DM1-2010NR-GRADE-A-CD31/27339...

 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

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‎05-03-2020 08:42 PM

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Hi:

 

There are hundreds of DM1 notebook models.

 

You will need to check chapter 3 of the service manual for your specific DM1 notebook for the parts list.

 

Enter the product number of your DM1 in the box at the link below to get the support page.

 

https://h22207.www2.hp.com/us-en

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‎05-04-2020 06:09 AM

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According to the eBay auction, the laptop is a DM1-2010NR.

The service manual : https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-dm1-2000-entertainment-notebook-pc-series/4166198/m... 

 

The odd thing is that the manual mentions a hard drive mounting bracket aka caddy and shows a hard drive with what looks like the connector cable, but the connector cable is not explicitly mentioned.  😞

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‎05-04-2020 06:42 AM

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This is the correct connector cable:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-Pavilion-DM4-2000-DM4-2181NR-Hard-Drive-HDD-Connector-6017B02589...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-DM4T-2000-HDD-Hard-Drive-Caddy-W-cable-Connector/273522470741?hash=item3...

 

Caddy plus cable:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/608645-001-HP-HD-CADDY-ENCLOSURE-W-C-DM1-2000-DM1-2010NR-GRADE-A-CD31/27339...

 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

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‎05-04-2020 08:07 AM - edited ‎05-04-2020 08:09 AM

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Thank you very much!

 

Just curious, is it just the DM series that require the hard drive connector cable?

I have an Elitebook 8460 and the hard drive just plugs in.

 

I prefer not to have to worry about this sort of thing when buying a used laptop.

 

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‎05-04-2020 11:06 AM

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That's a can of worms. Every model is different. Some hard drives plug right into the motherboard and then there are many different variations of cable connections. 

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‎05-08-2020 08:21 AM - edited ‎05-08-2020 08:21 AM

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Good news.

The hard drive adapter cable is inside the laptop. There is no caddy, but I plan on using double-sided tape to secure the SSD.

 

Bad news.

The AC adapter I have has the wrong tip.

I will create another post about it.

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