That's WAY past when *everyone* should have switched to a BIOS with 48bitLBA. The bad news is the PATA part. BUT.....
I did a quick search and found that model with an 80G SATA drive. Some confusion there too, look at the title on that page. (The whole Laptop is out of stock obviously.) <http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-dv5140us-Bluetooth-Widescreen-remarketed/dp/B000O3K9R2> I'd pull the drive and remove the convertor socket (if any) to be sure. Warning: The HP SATAs use a small convertor on the drive that makes it look funny. Rick Glazier From: "James Maki"Hard Drive Upgrade Options HP Laptop dv5141us
I have an older HP Laptop (purchased 2006) that currently has a 120 GB Fujitsu PATA hard drive. I haven't been able to find what,if any, the size limit of this laptop might be. This system is almost always hooked up to AC power, so I would like to upgrade to a 7200rpm drive of larger capacity, if possible. The plate on the laptop says dv5000 while the actual number for the system purchased is dv5140us. It is the AMD64 Turion based system.
