I just updated 3 laptops to 7200 rpm PATA drives a few months ago, NewEgg had them, but you are right, I just looked and they show none of them anymore. :(
-- JRS [email protected] Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ________________________________ From: James Maki <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:38:29 PM Subject: Re: [H] Hard Drive Upgrade Options HP Laptop dv5141us I think I may have gotten the cart before the horse. I could not find ANY 7200rpm 2.5" PATA drives. The link you sent was for an Intel based system. HP was confusing in using similar model numbers for Intel and AMD based laptops. I read that the Intel based systems used a SATA drive while the AMD based system used PATA. That said, I think the number in the title is incorrect. The 5140us has an AMD64 Turion based laptop with 120 GB PATA hard drive system. The controller is definitely IDE ATA/ATAPI. It is only a 4200rpm drive, so maybe the 5400rpm might be worth the investment. Thanks for the input. Jim Maki [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Glazier > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:12 PM > 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.
