ffc ribbon cable for sandisk ssd

[wellington1869]

so i have this 32gb 1.8" UATA 5000 sandisk ssd with a zif connector on it.

so i bought a ide-zif adapter off ebay, it came with two ffc (ribbon) cables.

one is the thicker hitachi one with tape on the end to thicken it. the other is supposedly thinner toshiba one.

neither fits into the zif connector on the ssd.

any ideas?  Is there another thinner kind of ribbon cable out there for sandisk ssd zif connectors?

[Konrad]

I've never thought much about this; every SSD I've seen came with the correct ribbons. Looking closely, I see now that each manufacturer does something a little different.
 
I could be wrong, but I think you need to purchase the correct piece made by SanDisk for your particular SSD model.
 
You could always hack/mod/build your own ribbon/cable. It's nothing tricky, just a pile of parallel wires ... but the tiny size might make it difficult and ugly, especially squeezed between PCBs or in a portable device.  The end connectors might be awful, especially if you've gotta do the full 80-pin.
 
Is there any chance the original SanDisk ribbon might still be in plugged into it's last home?

[wellington1869]

I could be wrong, but I think you need to purchase the correct piece made by SanDisk for your particular SSD model.
 

hmmm, thats what i was afraid of. Searching on ebay so far i've found nothing specific for sandisk, as far as ribbons. And the one set of instructions with pics that i've found for attaching ribbon to sandisk, shows a regular-looking hitachi or toshiba cable. I dont know how they attached it. It absolutely doesnt go into mine. I've played around with the little black 'latch' on it and everything, just wont go in.

You could always hack/mod/build your own ribbon/cable. It's nothing tricky, just a pile of parallel wires ... but the tiny size might make it difficult and ugly

yea too much work.  

Is there any chance the original SanDisk ribbon might still be in plugged into it's last home?

ya, thats what i'm trying next I have a friend whose computer this drive originally came out of. Making plans to meet him on campus, will just stick it back into his computer. I just want to wipe the drive.

[Konrad]

lmao, whatcha hiding on that drive?
 
Have you ever taken apart anything which sends lots of data across multiple PCBs? (Like, say, some keyboards or pretty much anything portable with a display.)
 
If you can "practice" on something like a crappy old cellphone then you'll quickly figure out how ribbon latches work. These ribbons tend to tear apart like tissue paper when you pull or snag them, especially near the endpoints or at any other right angles.  Obviously this breaks about a dozen wires at a time.  I'll tell you now they're devilishly tricky to solder because the cheapy plastics and miniscule traces all slag apart ... but I have "repaired" a few successfully (and a few fews unsuccessfully).  This is one of those things where luck matters as much as skill.
 
Replacement parts are always available for laptop repair technicians, etc.
 
What's the model/part # of your SanDisk SSD?

[wellington1869]

lmao, whatcha hiding on that drive?
 

lol, nothing, just sold it and as a matter of policy I like to wipe them clean before handing it off  
would hate someone else enjoying my porn collection

What's the model/part # of your SanDisk SSD?

looks like sdu5b-032g-102501

[Konrad]

I found ... pinout for the drive connector ... and lots of google results for 1.8 ZIF ...

I'm not certain (because I can't compare the two firsthand), but my impression is that Toshiba and Hitachi seem to share a ZIF "standard" ... possibly the only ZIF "standard"?
 
Are you sure your adapter gizmo doesn't fit SanDisk?
Are you sure you even need the adapter at all?
 
If you can, just wait until you get your friend's (dell) computer.  Maybe the part you need is still inside.  Or at least the part number.  I personally don't read five Asian languages (neither can google translate, it seems) so I can't figure out **** about SanDisk parts, beyond the childish fluff that Dell wants to share to the ignorant public.

[wellington1869]

definitely need adapter... and i think the toshiba/hitachi standard is apparently not the sandisk standard. I cant find any confirmation of this except what i'm seeing in front of me on the drive.
I can confirm it tomorrow tho when i stick it into my friends laptop. I'll bet money the ribbon in the laptop is going to be a different size from the hitachi/toshiba ribbon. I'll have all the ribbons on me so I will compare.