Joel Kolstad wrote:
> <zwsdotcom******.com> wrote in message
> news:1165536946.301903.251490@80g2000cwy.googlegro ups.com...
> > JM wrote:
> >> I'm not sure what the part is called, but it's the part that fits onto the

> > They are proprietary, unfortunately.
>
> Ummm... not usually. The *vast* majority of 2.5" hard drives use the same
> connector, and even with 1.8" hard drives most will be one of 2.

You didn't read the original posting, quoted above for your
convenience.

The OP is asking for the cable/adapter that adapts the standard HDD
connector to a proprietary interface on the laptop. Sometimes this is a
semi-standard pins-to-2mm-pitch-edge-connector adapter, most often it
is a FFC that is completely proprietary.