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    CF-30 Hard Drive Replacement Type

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by bearsa113609, Jul 6, 2010.

  1. bearsa113609

    bearsa113609 Newbie

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    I am looking to replace my 80gb hard drive that came with my CF-30.
    I am curious, short of disassembling the hard drive caddy before i get the new drive, what type of hd is it (ATA-6, SATA, ect).

    It seems that most forums suggest a SATA but the official specs list an ATA-6.


    Also, is there any specialized type of drive I need such as shock-resistant or does the caddy take care of that?
     
    bearsa113609, Jul 6, 2010
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  2. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    bear -

    First off - Welcome to the forum!

    I've looked at a number of CF-30 HD caddies for sale online; I believe the CF-30 is in fact SATA.

    You should be easily able to tell just by inspecting the caddy without disassembling it; the connectors for a SATA caddy should not have the 56-trace connector that older ATA-6 models had.

    Of course, you can always look up the HDD model # from your HDD properties Tab or in device Manager, then Google it to find what kind of drive it is.

    mnem
    Or you could just slap it around with a medium-sized trout until it tells you...
     
    mnementh, Jul 7, 2010
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  3. TBtech29

    TBtech29 Notebook Evangelist

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    The cf-30 is a SATA drive
     
    TBtech29, Jul 7, 2010
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  4. zzr1200

    zzr1200 Notebook Guru

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    They are Sata. Its cheaper in the UK to buy a new hdd caddy kit from panasonic and a new 320 gig hdd from Ebuyer, than a second hand 80 gig caggy/hdd unit.
     
    zzr1200, Jul 8, 2010
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  5. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Can you please link the "official" specs showing ATA6 for the CF-30? I've never seen that mis-print...
     
    Toughbook, Jul 8, 2010
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