The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    SATA drive for older PATA laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by PanamaMike, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. PanamaMike

    PanamaMike Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Are SATA drives backward compatible with PATA laptops?
    I thought it would be listed on the interface?
     
    PanamaMike, Aug 2, 2007
    #1
  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

    Reputations:
    489
    Messages:
    2,842
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    No their not, they have different connectors at the end of the drive.

    But I'm sure you can buy a PATA to SATA connector and stick it on there if you have room.
     
    adinu, Aug 2, 2007
    #2
  3. PanamaMike

    PanamaMike Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    That's the thing I'm not sure about. Is it just a simple cable that you'd need or are they not compatible at the hardware level?

    Mike
     
    PanamaMike, Aug 2, 2007
    #3
  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    2,319
    Messages:
    14,119
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    455
    It won't have enough space to put a converter, you have to get a PATA hard drive.
     
    coriolis, Aug 2, 2007
    #4
  5. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    2,011
    Messages:
    2,777
    Likes Received:
    15
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Laptop hard disks don't use cables, they slot straight into a connector, so as Coriolis says you'd need a PATA hard disk.
     
    moon angel, Aug 2, 2007
    #5
  6. PanamaMike

    PanamaMike Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    395
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Thanx understood.
     
    PanamaMike, Aug 2, 2007
    #6