Re: "Averatec is a shell company that doesn't make anything; their
machines are OEMed from Twinhead"

That fact, in and of itself, is potentially of enormous help to the
person who needs the part.

zwsdotcom******.com wrote:
> JM wrote:
>> I'm not sure what the part is called, but it's the part that fits onto the
>> laptop hard drive pins to adapt the hard drive to the motherboard. I know
>> they come in many different designs, and I suspect they are in large part
>> proprietary. I desperately need one for an Averatec 5110P.
>
> They are proprietary, unfortunately.
>
>> Can someone suggest a source? Averatec has not been of help to this point.
>
> Haha, you amaze me (not!). Averatec is an unmitigated pack of
> charlatans and wankers of the first water.
>
> Unfortunately your best bets are:
> 1. Look on eBay for the part or a parts machine
> 2. Find out what other brands are the same machine as this particular
> model. Averatec is a shell company that doesn't make anything; their
> machines are OEMed from Twinhead.
> 3. Ask on averatecforums.com
>