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    Help!!!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Angelic, Oct 27, 2006.

  1. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Ok I would have posted this in the Compal section but they are slow to post. I have my 160 gb hard drive, and have been trying to install it for some time. It says on it its serial ata, which is what the compal should take. But the connections dont match, wtf is going on????? The HDD has 2 rows of little prongs goin down the length of the hdd, but the connector for the compal is ma lot smaller, it looks like I might need a cable??? HELP!!!!
     
    Angelic, Oct 27, 2006
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  2. loopty

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    It doesn't sound like your hard drive is serial ATA.
     
    loopty, Oct 27, 2006
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    That's an ATA connection on the hard drive.
     
    thatdaveguy, Oct 27, 2006
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    yeah, you got the wrong drive.
     
    dragonesse, Oct 27, 2006
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  5. Angelic

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    Ok thanx, guess im stuck with my 80 gb 5400 one..ty
     
    Angelic, Oct 28, 2006
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    You could probably return the other one and get a correct type.
     
    ajfink, Oct 28, 2006
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    Check to see if there's an adapter on your original hard drive that you can pull off. HP uses serial ATA hard drives but they use their own propriety adapter to connect the hard to the notebook.
     
    KrispyKreme50, Oct 28, 2006
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    hah! How odd.

    Take the drive already fitted out and see what connection the actual HDD has. You'll be able to see if there is an adapter or not.
     
    Lil Mayz, Oct 28, 2006
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