TSGL: New style of pin configuration for laptop hard drives

[Michael Sweeden]

Not to my knowledge. There are notebooks that have adapters (like from Asus)
that can use either PATA or SATA hard drives, but the drives themselves with
the cages removed come in one or the other. Obviously you're familiar with
PATA. Here is a link with a photo of a SATA notebook drive:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article264-page1.html
Beyond that, I'm not sure what you'd be looking at, but perhaps you could
get a clue from the given notebook's manufacturer's web site.
Michael

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Michael... on 2 different new laptops, I have seen 2 new pin configurations,
both of which differ from each other, like completely different. are there 2
types of sata standard for laptops?

Sorry, i thought i had put that in my original email.

Justin


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On 02/01/07, Michael Sweeden <michaelsweeden at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hey, Justin:
> Just as Serial ATA desktop drives have proliferated, a lot of notebook
> hard
> drives are now using the SATA interface, which sounds like what you're
> describing. You'll need an SATA to IDE (or PATA) adapter.
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of The Computer Whisperer
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 2:16 AM
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> Subject: TSGL: New style of pin configuration for laptop hard drives
>
> Has anyone noticed how the pin configuration of laptop hard drives has
> changed lately? i get the impression it might be brand dependent. instead
> of
> being your standard male pin style connector that you push into a female
> socket, I have come across new laptops where the pins are actually flat
> and
> wide, so it sort of "slots" into place instead of plugging in (much like
> pushing in the golden fingers of a pci card ).
>
> I often manipulate the hard drive by removing it and putting it into a
> removable USB hard drive enclosure, however I think this option is now
> becoming short-lived.
>
> What I need to be able to do is manipulate all laptop hard drives
> independent of the attatched equipment.
>
> I cannot find any information on google etc.
>
> Suggestions anyone?
>
> Justin
>
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