newegg has 120 and 250gb ata-6 drives. (old PATA laptop drives) they have a funny adapter on them too. fp
At 03:11 PM 2/23/2009, Rick Glazier Poked the stick with: >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. > >-- >Tallyho ! ]:8) >Taglines below ! >-- >Network? I'm retired, I don't do no work never.
