- Sata connector
- Posted by Salvador Freemanson on June 15th, 2008
Hi guys
I want to put a new hard drive in my Toshiba laptop (Satallite A100-386).
The present drive, a Toshiba HDD2D30 is listed as a 100 GB Sata 150 drive.
But the connector doesn't look like what I would expect a Sata connector
to be like (i.e a 7pins).
Instead it has two flat insertion type connectors, one with seven
contacts and the other with 15.
Are connectors like this standard? - i.e can I go ahead and simply order
a 2.5 inch Sata drive ? Or are there several different types of
connectors for the Sata interface?
Thanks
- Posted by Airman Thunderbird on June 15th, 2008
Most laptops have their own proprietary adapters. Why, I don't know. The
adapter is probably on your old drive, but it may not be readily
apparent that it's removable.
Salvador Freemanson wrote:
- Posted by Val on June 16th, 2008
One is data, one is power. That sounds like a standard notebook drive.
Look at the sample here:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...=10&id=788&pg=
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Hi guys
I want to put a new hard drive in my Toshiba laptop (Satallite A100-386).
The present drive, a Toshiba HDD2D30 is listed as a 100 GB Sata 150 drive.
But the connector doesn't look like what I would expect a Sata connector
to be like (i.e a 7pins).
Instead it has two flat insertion type connectors, one with seven
contacts and the other with 15.
Are connectors like this standard? - i.e can I go ahead and simply order
a 2.5 inch Sata drive ? Or are there several different types of
connectors for the Sata interface?
Thanks
- Posted by Barry Watzman on June 16th, 2008
It is a standard SATA connector ... laptops and desktops use the same
connectors for SATA. One of the connectors is the SATA data connector,
the other is the SATA power connector. Any 2.5" SATA drive should work.
Salvador Freemanson wrote:
- Posted by Barry Watzman on June 16th, 2008
NOT TRUE.
Airman Thunderbird wrote:
