Question about laptop hard drives

StrickNine · 02-18-2008, 02:38 AM

So a friend of mine wanted me to take a look at his laptop. I don't really have any experience with laptops, but I took a look at it anyway. I'm fairly sure his hard drive is dead, and am looking to get a new one.

I want to be sure to buy the right type of hard drive. I checked neweggs' website, and you can list laptop hard drives by interface: ata-6, sata 3.0gbs/s and serial ata 150. How do I know wich one I need?

Sorry about the shitty pictures, all I have is a camera phone

On the hard drive, it says ata/ide. This came out of a Dell Inspiron 2600.

Any help would be much appreciated

Paft · 02-18-2008, 01:22 PM

It's an old laptop so it'll be the older ATA-6 hard drives. There are two types of hard drvies IDE and SATA. SATA (serial ATA) being the newer kind.

StrickNine · 02-18-2008, 09:45 PM

this is what confused me. On the hard drive it says ata/ide. wtf?

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 02-18-2008, 09:46 PM

that's an ide drive looking at the connectors. Alltough ATA looks similar in laptops, I could tell you for sure if I was holding the damn thing.

zSilver_Fox · 02-22-2008, 02:23 AM

That's ATA-6.

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 02-22-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zSilver_Fox

That's ATA-6.

Really?

I need to get my eyes checked...

zSilver_Fox · 02-23-2008, 04:35 PM

ATA-6 = PATA = IDE

.

At least I think.

EDIT: No, I'm wrong. Not sure what that is, but it looks like a 22 pin interface... just buy a new laptop, or look up that hard drive's model number.

Innoc · 02-23-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zSilver_Fox

ATA-6 = PATA = IDE

.

At least I think.

You're right. There's should be a ton of drives still available that match that spec.

zSilver_Fox · 02-23-2008, 04:38 PM

Perhaps I'm seeing things wrong at newegg. But I is not sure. It's definately not SATA though... his only hope is ATA-6.

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 02-23-2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zSilver_Fox

ATA-6 = PATA = IDE

Quote:

Originally Posted by innoc

You're right.

Really? I did not know that! Well, a guy learns everyday.

That's what you get for working at a computer store that only sells and repairs new(er) stuff!

At least I knew it was IDE and the more I look at it the more I'm convinced it's IDE

Sh4x · 02-23-2008, 09:09 PM

btw the pins you see on the picture arent the pins of the hard drive... it's an adaptor that's plugged into the hard drive. Just remove it, buy a normal IDE laptop drive and replug the adaptor and youre set.

Innoc · 02-23-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4x

btw the pins you see on the picture arent the pins of the hard drive... it's an adaptor that's plugged into the hard drive. Just remove it, buy a normal IDE laptop drive and replug the adaptor and youre set.

There is, BTW, no separate power cable for those drives. The power comes in through the same connector grouping as the IDE cable. If you need to plug one of the drives into a standard IDE/PATA cable for some reason you will need one of these.

Mooga · 02-24-2008, 12:03 AM

Check the pins.
I once had a laptop and the HDD has a pin-extender. Make sure that you take that off if it has one.

StrickNine · 02-27-2008, 07:41 PM

thanks for all the help. I picked up an ide hard drive. The original did have something on the pins, I think what mooga was talking about. Just transfered that to the new one, and all is well.

Thanks all!

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 02-27-2008, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrickNine

thanks for all the help. I picked up an ide hard drive. The original did have something on the pins, I think what mooga was talking about. Just transfered that to the new one, and all is well.

Thanks all!

Good, very good. Glad to have helped in a strange kind of way.

Paft · 02-27-2008, 08:44 PM

I did give you the answer to your question.. Maybe I didn't make that clear.

StrickNine · 02-28-2008, 02:27 AM

you said it was a ata-6 in your post. To me it looks just like an ide after you take the thing off that is on the pins. I actually searched up the model number on ebay and got the same one, so I was not actually for sure if what I had bought was an ide or ata-6 (like i said, it looks like an ide to me).

Regardless, the problem is fixed, and no I did not misunderstand what you had said.

Once again, thanks.

zSilver_Fox · 02-28-2008, 05:31 AM

ATA-6 IS IDE...

פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ · 02-28-2008, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zSilver_Fox

ATA-6 IS IDE...

I've learned that now.

Again

and again
and again
and again

zSilver_Fox · 03-06-2008, 09:05 PM

But I wasn't talking to you.

02-18-2008, 02:38 AM	#1
StrickNine Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Question about laptop hard drives So a friend of mine wanted me to take a look at his laptop. I don't really have any experience with laptops, but I took a look at it anyway. I'm fairly sure his hard drive is dead, and am looking to get a new one. I want to be sure to buy the right type of hard drive. I checked neweggs' website, and you can list laptop hard drives by interface: ata-6, sata 3.0gbs/s and serial ata 150. How do I know wich one I need? Sorry about the shitty pictures, all I have is a camera phone On the hard drive, it says ata/ide. This came out of a Dell Inspiron 2600. Any help would be much appreciated

02-22-2008, 02:23 AM	#5
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	That's ATA-6. __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

02-23-2008, 04:35 PM	#7
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	ATA-6 = PATA = IDE . At least I think. EDIT: No, I'm wrong. Not sure what that is, but it looks like a 22 pin interface... just buy a new laptop, or look up that hard drive's model number. __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

02-23-2008, 04:38 PM	#9
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Perhaps I'm seeing things wrong at newegg. But I is not sure. It's definately not SATA though... his only hope is ATA-6. __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

02-24-2008, 12:03 AM	#13
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Check the pins. I once had a laptop and the HDD has a pin-extender. Make sure that you take that off if it has one. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

02-18-2008, 01:22 PM	#2
Paft Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK - http://forums.fortress-forever.com Class/Position: [O] Med Gametype: CTF/Skills Posts Rated Helpful 67 Times	It's an old laptop so it'll be the older ATA-6 hard drives. There are two types of hard drvies IDE and SATA. SATA (serial ATA) being the newer kind.

02-18-2008, 09:45 PM	#3
StrickNine Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	this is what confused me. On the hard drive it says ata/ide. wtf?

02-18-2008, 09:46 PM	#4
פֿяαιп βαмαgεפ Annoying people since 1986 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Belgium a.k.a. absurdistan Class/Position: O fatty, pyro - D engy, pyro Gametype: CTF Affiliations: This space for rent. Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	that's an ide drive looking at the connectors. Alltough ATA looks similar in laptops, I could tell you for sure if I was holding the damn thing.

02-23-2008, 09:09 PM	#11
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	btw the pins you see on the picture arent the pins of the hard drive... it's an adaptor that's plugged into the hard drive. Just remove it, buy a normal IDE laptop drive and replug the adaptor and youre set.

02-27-2008, 07:41 PM	#14
StrickNine Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	thanks for all the help. I picked up an ide hard drive. The original did have something on the pins, I think what mooga was talking about. Just transfered that to the new one, and all is well. Thanks all!

02-27-2008, 08:44 PM	#16
Paft Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK - http://forums.fortress-forever.com Class/Position: [O] Med Gametype: CTF/Skills Posts Rated Helpful 67 Times	I did give you the answer to your question.. Maybe I didn't make that clear.

02-28-2008, 02:27 AM	#17
StrickNine Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	you said it was a ata-6 in your post. To me it looks just like an ide after you take the thing off that is on the pins. I actually searched up the model number on ebay and got the same one, so I was not actually for sure if what I had bought was an ide or ata-6 (like i said, it looks like an ide to me). Regardless, the problem is fixed, and no I did not misunderstand what you had said. Once again, thanks.

02-28-2008, 05:31 AM	#18
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	ATA-6 IS IDE... __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

03-06-2008, 09:05 PM	#20
zSilver_Fox IRL Combat Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ethanol Land Class/Position: D Medic Gametype: Conca Jumping Affiliations: ^iv Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	But I wasn't talking to you. __________________ I have a nasopharyngeal and webcam... First infraction! Flaming!

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