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    Just bought ssd but not sure if compatible with my laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by illuminator3, Sep 20, 2010.

  1. illuminator3

    illuminator3 Newbie

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    Hello all. I just bought a new ssd: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
    off ebay for my dell latitude d420. The d420 uses a pata zif drive with flat orange ribbon cable. The ssd is a pata zif drive but I did not see it pictured with the ribbon cable. Do all pata zif drives have a ribbon cable? Even if this drive does not have a ribbon cable, will it still work? Please help me, I have not made the payment yet.
     
    illuminator3, Sep 20, 2010
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  2. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    Hmm, while my knowledge on SSD compatibility is only rudimentary, it appears that your laptop may be too old to benefit much for this type of upgrade.
     
    Krane, Sep 20, 2010
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    illuminator3 Newbie

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    Actually I've done my research and I would, because the defualt hard drive is an abysmal 4200 rpm drive. There are no 7200 rpm drives in 1.8" factor or more expensive that ssd, so I went with ssd.
     
    illuminator3, Sep 20, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    You will possibly have to use the existing ribbon cable to fit to the new drive. But they should have pretty standard connections. The 1.8" ZIF PATA is a standardized form factor.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 20, 2010
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