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

[geraint@xxxxxxx]

Nice one Jason,

Laptop is a Dell Latitude Cpi, so I guess i'll be alright....phew,
breathes a sigh of relief :)

regards
geraint.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Jason Lee" <jasonjlee@b...> wrote:
> OK, I managed to find the info on the adapter, I kept the little
bag in came in..
>
> 3.5" to 2.5" IDE Hard Disk Drive Adapter
> 40 Way IDC Male (2.54mm Pitch) + 5.25" Power male to
> 44 Way IDC Female (2mm Pitch)
>
> Art.No 70 189
>
> Made by LINDY.. barcode is 4  002888 701891
>
> I would guess most places that carry lindy cables would sell it,
but it is a guess.
>
> And of course, the drive works fine, only problem I had was finding
brackets to mount the drive into a bay with. The set I have is pretty
ropey, so if you find anything that is any good, let me know :)
>
> And Phil, you were obviously right about the pitch ( which I had
noticed, but forgot to mention.. honest! )
>
> oh and Gerant, the only thing PERHAPS wprth worrying about, that I
am aware of, is that older 2.5" drives had different placement of the
fixing screw holes ( not sure if they all changed, or just some), and
were also taller than the latest drives, but thats kinda obvious when
ordering :)
>
> But I think that change happened maybe 3-4 years ago, so if the
notebook you've got is recent, I wouldn't worry.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mark McCall
>   To: ukha_d@y...
>   Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 6:49 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Laptop IDE drive used in desktop?
>
>
>   Thanks for the info Jason and Phil.
>
>   M.
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Jason Lee [mailto:jasonjlee@xxxxxxx...]
>     Sent: 06 August 2001 17:45
>     To: ukha_d@y...
>     Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Laptop IDE drive used in desktop?
>
>
>     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@a...>
>     To: <ukha_d@y...>
>     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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