On 1/2/06, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2 Jan 2006 at 13:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Okay, not sure it's worth it. Only 20g, but I'll look into it. I thought > > there was a recognition factor, re plug and play, as it's a laptop drive, > > not a > > standard HD. Still, it is extra storage. I'll search and see if any > > connector is > > more than an external HD. ;-) Probably. > > 2.5" laptop drives use a modified PATA (parallel ATA) interface. I have a very > cheap adaptor that transforms the pins and power connections to be compatible > with the regular PATA interface found on computer mother-boards and in IDE > drive housings. Just ask at a good computer shop, it shouldn't cost more then > US$5. >
Even more convenient are the IDE to USB2 adaptors. Even uses the USB port to power 2.5" drives. They cost about $25 with an external power supply for 3.5" drives. They allow you to hook up drives without opening up the case or to a notebook that does not have additional pata connections. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156101 <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <---------------------------------------------------->
