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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Paul,</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">You might try an adapter to check it in
another computer. I use an external SATA-to-USB cable when doing
things like checking drives on my Linux PC. You can get one of
these adapters from Amazon for $6.35 + $2 ship to adapt the Dell
form factor to SATA: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://smile.amazon.com/Adapter-2-5in-Converter-Solid-Drives/dp/B098JNTMYL/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://smile.amazon.com/Adapter-2-5in-Converter-Solid-Drives/dp/B098JNTMYL/</a></div>
<p>- sgh<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/10/21 18:05, The MacDougals via
TriEmbed wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">My laptop
crashed. It says no hard drive detected. This is a Dell
Inspiron 7370 laptop with an internal SSD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sata M.2
256GB. Here is a listing on Ebay for a used one:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a
href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/333979414069"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.ebay.com/itm/333979414069</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Does anyone
have one of these (or compatible form factor) that I could
try putting into my machine to try<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">to determine
if it is the drive or the motherboard that has failed? Any
other ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">---> Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ScottGHall1@GMail.Com">ScottGHall1@GMail.Com</a>
<i>Never say "How stupid can that person be?" Some people take that as a challenge!</i>
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