Notebook harddrive help
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I've got a compaq presario notebook with a relatively small and slow 60Gb/4,200rpm drive. I want to upgrade to something bigger and faster but I'm having trouble finding info on the type of drive I need. The drive I have has 2 rows of female connectors. The drives I've seen have 2 rows of male connectors. I'm assuming this is a UDMA/ATA issue but googling has only muddied the water. Can anyone give me the low-down? cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I've got a compaq presario notebook with a relatively small and slow 60Gb/4,200rpm drive. I want to upgrade to something bigger and faster but I'm having trouble finding info on the type of drive I need. The drive I have has 2 rows of female connectors. The drives I've seen have 2 rows of male connectors. I'm assuming this is a UDMA/ATA issue but googling has only muddied the water. Can anyone give me the low-down? cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Whats the model of your notebook? I have only seen notebook HDDs with male connectors. Farhan Noor Qureshi if (this == this) thow this;
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Whats the model of your notebook? I have only seen notebook HDDs with male connectors. Farhan Noor Qureshi if (this == this) thow this;
Compaq Presario 2140CA cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Compaq Presario 2140CA cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Well found this pdf[^] on this page[^]. On page 5-16 of this pdf look for "To Replace the Hard Drive Holder". This section mentions how to reuse "holder" from old HDD. I hope that helps. Farhan Noor Qureshi if (this == this) thow this;
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Well found this pdf[^] on this page[^]. On page 5-16 of this pdf look for "To Replace the Hard Drive Holder". This section mentions how to reuse "holder" from old HDD. I hope that helps. Farhan Noor Qureshi if (this == this) thow this;
[Edit: Mystery solved. Your pointer to the PDF about the holder made me open up the case again to have another look. Lo and behold there's a gender-bender attached snug to the HDD. I'm back on track] Thanks! Just a pity that the illustration and what I have in front of me are completely different! No holder, just a HDD with female bits. cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
-- modified at 16:40 Thursday 27th October, 2005
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[Edit: Mystery solved. Your pointer to the PDF about the holder made me open up the case again to have another look. Lo and behold there's a gender-bender attached snug to the HDD. I'm back on track] Thanks! Just a pity that the illustration and what I have in front of me are completely different! No holder, just a HDD with female bits. cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
-- modified at 16:40 Thursday 27th October, 2005
Glad to hear this.:) Farhan Noor Qureshi if (this == this) thow this;