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    switching hard drives

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by sugazo, Dec 19, 2005.

  1. sugazo

    sugazo Newbie

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    hey guys.

    just recieved a np5320 from powernotebooks.com, and its real nice (no dead pixels). Ron guided me through everything, and hes a great, helpful guy.

    i ordered the 5320 with a 40gb ATA hd, with the intent to switch it out with a 100gb SATA that i already have, and use it with the HDD bracket that i also purchased. Ron said it was possible, so i went ahead with it. i recieved the laptop today and opened the beast up, but could not find a SATA connection. i have a model A (different arrangement of components), according to the manual, and its pictured with only the ATA connector--though the manual also says models A and B (like the one in chaz's review) can accommodate 2.5" SATAs. so my question is, am i missing the hidden SATA connection?

    i emailed Ron back about this, though i got antsy and decided to sign up and post here.


    heres the emails he sent me:

     
    sugazo, Dec 19, 2005
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Well, this is an older thread. Unfortunately, I couldn't locate a fix for your problem, and it doesn't look like anyone else did either...

    May I ask how you solved it?
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 2, 2006
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  3. sugazo

    sugazo Newbie

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    ah, yes. turns out, 'model A' and 'model B' are the 5320 and 5720. i didnt look at the pics in the review carefully, and it turns out that i do have the same 5320.

    so what happened was the 5320 shipped with a removable connector for the hd, either pata or sata--i got the pata. powernotebooks.com put up the sata connector for 25$, so i ended up buying that. heres the link: http://powernotebooks.com/category.php?catId=91
     
    sugazo, Jan 7, 2006
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  4. kingpin9

    kingpin9 Notebook Guru

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    yeah. the 5320 has only one sata connection - which is the main hdd - so if you want to use the hdd bracket, you got to use a pata hdd. and i did not know abt the converter. i thought that you would need a converter to use a pata drive instead of sata. seems like the other way round.
    much better to get the sata drive from them for only additional 15$ for anyone getting a new notebook.
     
    kingpin9, Jan 7, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Thanks for the informartion kingpin and sugazo. :) Very useful information.

    Yes, I agree - definitely go for the SATA. $15 means nothing when you're talking about spending $1,000 or so.

    Cheers.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 9, 2006
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