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From: BillW50 on 19 Jun 2010 14:12 In news:hviqs8$cdi$1(a)speranza.aioe.org, John Doue typed on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:22:35 +0200: > On 6/19/2010 3:13 PM, BillW50 wrote: >> In news:65dp16p74ri1hlda04l7a4jem1rmnsfohu(a)4ax.com, >> M.L. typed on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:21:48 -0500: >>> I'm trying to replace the 80 GB hard drive of my Acer Aspire >>> 5520-5290 laptop (Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 ATA model). All the >>> replacements I've found so far are for the SATA model. I'd like to >>> know if it can be replaced with any generic 2.5" ATA hard drive. >>> I'd also like to know if ATA is equivalent to IDE. Thanks. >> >> Yes. you want a 2.5" SATA IDE (integrated drive electronics) drive. >> Which is the most common nowadays in the 2.5" format. >> > Bill, I am not sure the OP realizes that the drive he wants to replace > is a *SATA* drive (as opposed to PATA, aka IDE/ATA). You are > associating SATA and IDE, which is confusing imho, although probably > technically correct stricto sensu. Very true John. Thanks for bring this up. ;-) -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: M.L. on 19 Jun 2010 14:54 >>> I'm trying to replace the 80 GB hard drive of my Acer Aspire 5520-5290 >>> laptop (Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 ATA model). All the replacements I've >>> found so far are for the SATA model. I'd like to know if it can be >>> replaced with any generic 2.5" ATA hard drive. I'd also like to know >>> if ATA is equivalent to IDE. Thanks. >> >> Yes. you want a 2.5" SATA IDE (integrated drive electronics) drive. >> Which is the most common nowadays in the 2.5" format. >> >Bill, I am not sure the OP realizes that the drive he wants to replace >is a *SATA* drive (as opposed to PATA, aka IDE/ATA). You are associating >SATA and IDE, which is confusing imho, although probably technically >correct stricto sensu. Thanks to all who replied. An ad I read stated that the Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 is offered in PATA and SATA formats. How can I tell which one I have? The display name for my drive shows "Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 ATA Device."
From: BillW50 on 19 Jun 2010 15:15 In news:u34q16trbv0j8cd3k5c6d2g82a6a1ojlqc(a)4ax.com, M.L. typed on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:54:55 -0500: >>>> I'm trying to replace the 80 GB hard drive of my Acer Aspire >>>> 5520-5290 laptop (Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 ATA model). All the >>>> replacements I've found so far are for the SATA model. I'd like to >>>> know if it can be replaced with any generic 2.5" ATA hard drive. >>>> I'd also like to know if ATA is equivalent to IDE. Thanks. >>> >>> Yes. you want a 2.5" SATA IDE (integrated drive electronics) drive. >>> Which is the most common nowadays in the 2.5" format. >>> >> Bill, I am not sure the OP realizes that the drive he wants to >> replace is a *SATA* drive (as opposed to PATA, aka IDE/ATA). You are >> associating SATA and IDE, which is confusing imho, although probably >> technically correct stricto sensu. > > Thanks to all who replied. An ad I read stated that the Hitachi > HTS541680J9SA00 is offered in PATA and SATA formats. How can I tell > which one I have? The display name for my drive shows "Hitachi > HTS541680J9SA00 ATA Device." Oh? When I looked it up, it was only in SATA format. But if you have any questions, the PATA connector looks like this: http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb109/bigdogtrucker/SL737474.jpg And a SATA one looks like this: http://www.lapzone.com/catalog/431407-001.jpg -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: tc on 20 Jun 2010 00:57 Look at the connectors on the actual drive (not the adapter). PATA has a multi pin layout while SATA has 2 slide on connectors with flat contacts the same as the 3.5" SATA models. Terry "M.L." <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in message news:u34q16trbv0j8cd3k5c6d2g82a6a1ojlqc(a)4ax.com... > > >>>> I'm trying to replace the 80 GB hard drive of my Acer Aspire 5520-5290 >>>> laptop (Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 ATA model). All the replacements I've >>>> found so far are for the SATA model. I'd like to know if it can be >>>> replaced with any generic 2.5" ATA hard drive. I'd also like to know >>>> if ATA is equivalent to IDE. Thanks. >>> >>> Yes. you want a 2.5" SATA IDE (integrated drive electronics) drive. >>> Which is the most common nowadays in the 2.5" format. >>> >>Bill, I am not sure the OP realizes that the drive he wants to replace >>is a *SATA* drive (as opposed to PATA, aka IDE/ATA). You are associating >>SATA and IDE, which is confusing imho, although probably technically >>correct stricto sensu. > > Thanks to all who replied. An ad I read stated that the Hitachi > HTS541680J9SA00 is offered in PATA and SATA formats. How can I tell > which one I have? The display name for my drive shows "Hitachi > HTS541680J9SA00 ATA Device."
From: John Doue on 20 Jun 2010 04:45
On 6/19/2010 8:54 PM, M.L. wrote: To answer your question, take the answer from the horse's mouth: search google with "Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 " and select the link with www.hitachigst.com offering a pdf. You will see that your drive is definitely SATA. -- John Doue |