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    HP hard drive question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vistanoob18, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. vistanoob18

    vistanoob18 Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys. It's me again. I was working on an older HP laptop that is about 6 years old. The HD in it has a bunch of problems so I was going to replace it. I bought a 320GB HD for it. When I took the old HD out, the connector from the old HD to the dock was much different than the new HD.

    They weren't compatible and I wanted to know if there is anything I can do about this? Is there anyway to get a connector that can mate with the new HD's surface and the old laptops connector? Does that make sense

    Thanks for reading and hopefully for help. It's a zx something or other by the way.
     
    vistanoob18, Dec 9, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    No. You need an older style IDE HDD. You bought a new SATA HDD. You need to buy an IDE HDD.
     
    Lithus, Dec 9, 2008
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Their are no IDE to SATA adaptors which will fit into your laptop.
    You will need to return the drive you purchased because it is a SATA drive.
    Your laptop uses IDE harddrives.
    If you are looking for the fastest harddrive for the interface, you should look into the Samsung HM160HC. It is a 160gb 5400rpm drive.
    If you are looking for a higher capacity drive the only option larger than 160gb is the Western Digital 2500BEVE.
    It is a 250Gb 5400rpm drive.

    Here is my review of the Samsung HM160HC, their are comparison charts between the HM160HC and the WD2500BEVE drive inside:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=264209

    Please note that many older laptops have a 48bit LBA limitation, so your system may only be able to see harddrives up to 137Gb.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 9, 2008
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  4. vistanoob18

    vistanoob18 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks guys. I will look into that samsung drive.
     
    vistanoob18, Dec 10, 2008
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