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04-19-2021 03:25 PM - edited 04-19-2021 04:44 PM
Hi all,
My HP Elitebook 2570p laptop no longer works and now have a refurb Elitebook 820 G3. I'd like to hook up my old 2570p 2.5" SATA hard drive to the new 820 G3 laptop as an external drive using the USB Type-C port.
All of my devices use the two USB 3.0 ports (printer, mouse, cell phone, etc.) on the new laptop. I found a SATA to USB Type-C hard drive adapter to external converter cable and was wondering if I could use that to attach the old drive to the new laptop. Since I never use the Type-C port (no Apple or Google phone), I'm hoping to use it for the external drive and keep the USB 3 ports available for my other devices.
Many thanks for your help!
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04-19-2021 05:06 PM
HDD has SATA connector. You have to have USB-C to SATA cable can you find that kind of cable ? If yes you can use that cable, no need an enclosure.
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04-19-2021 04:40 PM
There are many enclosures around, for example
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04-19-2021 05:06 PM
HDD has SATA connector. You have to have USB-C to SATA cable can you find that kind of cable ? If yes you can use that cable, no need an enclosure.
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