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    Asus PRO 71L series Optical Drive is Sata or Pata?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by anybody99, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. anybody99

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    need to know if asus PRO71Lseries has sata optical drive or pata

    anyone..thanks.
     
    anybody99, Mar 21, 2009
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    Looks like a Germany-only model? I have not heard of it myself...

    If it has been introduced say second-half 2007 or later, chances are 99% it's SATA.
     
    E.B.E., Mar 21, 2009
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    yes it's german, it has a t2xxx processor, what's the chances of being in 2nd 07
     
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    Hmm with a T2XX series processor it can also be a 2006 model. Which may mean it has PATA. So I can't tell. If there are resellers who sell this model, why not email/call them to find out?
     
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    AFAIK since its based on the Santa Rosa platform, it should be PATA. If it were Centrino 2, then SATA.
     
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    I think there were also Santa Rosa notebooks with SATA.
    Besides the T2xx series processors are older than SantaRosa right? They are from the original Core Duo generation.
     
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    Lets make it simple with optical drives...

    Napa = totally PATA, no exceptions.
    Santa Rosa = PATA, maybe there are SATA exceptions but unlikely.
    Centrino 2 = SATA, a few PATA exceptions could exist.

    T2*** can easily mean T2310/2330/2370/2390/2410, which are Santa Rosa. Besides, if you Google PRO71L, it lists at least one of the processors, which I brought out.
     
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    thanks guys
     
    anybody99, Mar 21, 2009
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