Re: [PCWorks] Compaq 5020 Hard Drive

  • From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:43:40 -0500

I've seen similar things that will unplug-it would be very weird if it 
doesn't.
Why are you doing this?
You might be better off removing the motherboard connection if you're 
taking out the drive.



Tom wrote:
> I was given an old Compaq 5020 computer.  The hard drive is a 
> strange shaped thing with a kind of circuit board attached to 
> it with the IDE connection on it.  The IDE connector seems to 
> be a standard forty pin connector but I can't unplug it.  I'm 
> affraid of breaking it if I try too hard.
> 
> Is it meant to be unplugged?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom
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