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February 27th 09, 07:17 PM
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Need some Laptop Hard drive help
I am replaceing my nieces Hitachi Travlstar 100gb Ata/ide 54oo rpm. What
would be a good replacement drive ?. System is a Gatweway MX6440. I am not sure about the ATA/IDE part , since i use a desktop with EIDE HD's. Thanks Larry 
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February 27th 09, 08:41 PM
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Need some Laptop Hard drive help
Larry wrote:
I am replaceing my nieces Hitachi Travlstar 100gb Ata/ide 54oo rpm. What would be a good replacement drive ?. System is a Gatweway MX6440. I am not sure about the ATA/IDE part , since i use a desktop with EIDE HD's. Thanks Larry Best thing to do is to remove the drive and examine its connector(s) to the system. Some ATA/IDE drives have a little interposer which covers the 44-pin 2.5" IDE connector, arranged in two rows of 22 pins. A laptop SATA drive has two connectors that are exactly like the ones on a desktop drive. You might find photos on the web to help you figure out which type of drive to get. Right now, Seagate, Fujitsu and Western Digital are my favorite brands of laptop drives. Once you get the type of connector right, the brand otherwise does not matter, as both SATA and ATA/IDE drives are standardized across the industry... Ben Myers
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February 28th 09, 12:04 AM
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Need some Laptop Hard drive help
Ben Myers wrote in
: Larry wrote: I am replaceing my nieces Hitachi Travlstar 100gb Ata/ide 54oo rpm. What would be a good replacement drive ?. System is a Gatweway MX6440. I am not sure about the ATA/IDE part , since i use a desktop with EIDE HD's. Thanks Larry Best thing to do is to remove the drive and examine its connector(s) to the system. Some ATA/IDE drives have a little interposer which covers the 44-pin 2.5" IDE connector, arranged in two rows of 22 pins. A laptop SATA drive has two connectors that are exactly like the ones on a desktop drive. You might find photos on the web to help you figure out which type of drive to get. Right now, Seagate, Fujitsu and Western Digital are my favorite brands of laptop drives. Once you get the type of connector right, the brand otherwise does not matter, as both SATA and ATA/IDE drives are standardized across the industry... Ben Myers It's a ATA/IDE. I am not certain is ATA/IDE the same as EIDE? Thanks Larry
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February 28th 09, 03:07 AM
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Need some Laptop Hard drive help
Larry wrote:
Ben Myers wrote in : Larry wrote: I am replaceing my nieces Hitachi Travlstar 100gb Ata/ide 54oo rpm. What would be a good replacement drive ?. System is a Gatweway MX6440. I am not sure about the ATA/IDE part , since i use a desktop with EIDE HD's. Thanks Larry Best thing to do is to remove the drive and examine its connector(s) to the system. Some ATA/IDE drives have a little interposer which covers the 44-pin 2.5" IDE connector, arranged in two rows of 22 pins. A laptop SATA drive has two connectors that are exactly like the ones on a desktop drive. You might find photos on the web to help you figure out which type of drive to get. Right now, Seagate, Fujitsu and Western Digital are my favorite brands of laptop drives. Once you get the type of connector right, the brand otherwise does not matter, as both SATA and ATA/IDE drives are standardized across the industry... Ben Myers It's a ATA/IDE. I am not certain is ATA/IDE the same as EIDE? Thanks Larry ATA/IDE = EIDE = PATA .... Ben Myers
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February 28th 09, 05:43 AM
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Need some Laptop Hard drive help
Ben Myers wrote in news:goa9pq$m3q$1
@news.motzarella.org: Larry wrote: Ben Myers wrote in : Larry wrote: I am replaceing my nieces Hitachi Travlstar 100gb Ata/ide 54oo rpm. What would be a good replacement drive ?. System is a Gatweway MX6440. I am not sure about the ATA/IDE part , since i use a desktop with EIDE HD's. Thanks Larry Best thing to do is to remove the drive and examine its connector(s) to the system. Some ATA/IDE drives have a little interposer which covers the 44-pin 2.5" IDE connector, arranged in two rows of 22 pins. A laptop SATA drive has two connectors that are exactly like the ones on a desktop drive. You might find photos on the web to help you figure out which type of drive to get. Right now, Seagate, Fujitsu and Western Digital are my favorite brands of laptop drives. Once you get the type of connector right, the brand otherwise does not matter, as both SATA and ATA/IDE drives are standardized across the industry... Ben Myers It's a ATA/IDE. I am not certain is ATA/IDE the same as EIDE? Thanks Larry ATA/IDE = EIDE = PATA ... Ben Myers Thanks ! . Have to keep up with the changing jargon. Larry
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