Re: Re: [OT] Laptop IDE drive used in desktop?

["Jason Lee" <jasonjlee@xxxxxxx>]

Um, forgive me if i'm wrong, but I have had a couple of 2.5" drives go
through my hands, and they didn't use the standard 4 pin power and 40 pin
IDE cable.

And they were both made by IBM.

I picked up a cable locally that adapts a normal 40 pin IDE connector and 4
pin power to the 2.5" ide drive... I will take it apart when I have a
chance
and double check who the manufacturer is. I believe it was some popular
cheap brand, but the name escapes me. I was actually very surprised to find
one.

Oh BTW, steer clear of the adpater listed on DABS (if it is still listed)
as
its not what it appears to be, and WILL NOT do this job.

Hope this helps Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: <geraint@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:53 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Laptop IDE drive used in desktop?


> Shouldn't be a problem.
>
> I have a Dell Latitude and the 2.5" IDE drive in this uses
exactly
> the same connector as standard dekstop ide drives.
> The hard drive is made by IBM.
>
> hth
>
> rgds
> g
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark McCall" <mark@a...> wrote:
> > Getting my laptop HD upgraded this week.  Can I use the old drive
> coming out of it in a desktop machine?  Think I remember seeing a IDE
> cable converted one time to allow this.
> >
> > Anyone know about this or where I'd get one?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > M.
> >
> >
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