Hey Si, That all but confirms my thought that ZIF and LIF are the same....
The most useful thing though was the part number that pointed me to http://www.span.com/product_info.php?products_id=5983 that says that its a suitable replacement for a Tosh MK6038GAL.... I may finally be winning :-) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Simon O'Riordan < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Bryn, > take a look at the following link. > It even explains the difference(Zero Insertion Force, Low Insertion > Force). > http://www.codemicro.com/store/product/BP/08K1568/Refurbished > On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 11:08 -0400, Bryn Jones wrote: > > > Heyup, > > > > OK its OT but i've posted this in various places and got nowhere..... So > > I'll try you lot.... > > > > The HD on my netbook has died.... a bit of work tells me it's a 1.8" PATA > > ZIF 5mm 4,800rpm..... all cool till you try and buy a replacement out of > > your limited dole money!!!!.... > > > > However I have found 1.8" PATA LIF drives at a reasonable price.... > > > > >From what i can tell ZIF and LIF are just different manufacturers terms > for > > the same connector.... but of course getting proper tech data out of > there > > sales guys is like chinese water torture (slow and gradually drives you > > nuts....) > > > > Anyone know?... > > > > Bryn > > (sent from my netbook thats running antiX off a USB stick for now :-).... > > Never tried it before and liking it!) > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
