colore Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 helloan old laptop specs sheet says that the hard disk is ATA-5for what kind of hard drives do I have to look for in order to replace it?I know it must be 2.5", but what other characteristics it should have? searching for ATA-5 in a shopping comparison website does not return much, are IDE the same? or PATA? or SATA?also is there any other spec that might not be compatible?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 IDE (=PATA) and SATA are physically different interfaces, so this is the 1st thing to check. Unless your laptop is more than 3 years old, there's 99% chance it's a SATA (open the cover in case of doubt, IDE has 2 parallel rows of 20pins, Sata has 2 connectors aligned). For the rest, any new drive should be compatible (as your laptop doesn't look that old).For small extra cash, a 7200rpm might be faster than the standard 5400rpm (but will also eat out more battery, if yours still lives). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Additionally, if instead of "an old laptop" you post EXACT make and model, it is likely that someone may be able to tell you whether it is Sata or Pata/IDE. jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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