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    S96J with PATA hard drive - possible?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Warwizard, Jan 18, 2007.

  1. Warwizard

    Warwizard Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can I mount a PATA disk (for instance, HTS721010G9AT00 - Hitachi 7K100 100gb PATA) in a S96J VBI barebone?

    If yes, how?

    Because PATA disks' power consumption is considerably lower than the SATA versions...

    regards
     
    Warwizard, Jan 18, 2007
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    You'd have to get a SATA--->ATA converter, I believe the S96J only has a SATA cable.
     
    Gator, Jan 18, 2007
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    That's correct the S96j only accepts SATA hard drives, it doesn't have the extra connector or ability to accept both.
     
    MilestonePC.com, Jan 18, 2007
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    is that true for any 96J series model?

    btw, do sata-to-ide adapters fit in it?
     
    Warwizard, Jan 19, 2007
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    Warwizard Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone?

    I know of someone who bought a 96J from this site, configured with a 7200rpm 100gb HD, and the drive he recieved was HTS721010G9AT00 (Hitachi 7K100 PATA).

    And, in that page, they mention:
    So I guess the interface is definetly PATA...

    What model is this?

    Btw, they also sell HEL80 with PATA HD.
     
    Warwizard, Jan 20, 2007
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    Z96Jp takes a pata harddrive. s96j only takes sata. z96js only takes sata.
     
    Geared2play.com, Jan 20, 2007
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  7. Warwizard

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    That's what I was looking for, thanks!
     
    Warwizard, Jan 20, 2007
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