Ok, ok. I guess the answer is "just plain stupid." It's been so long since I've had to buy or install and new hd, that I didn't realize that SATA was a totally different interface. I was thinking: Oh, yeh.... S + ATA means super ata, but .... and don't trouble to point out that, had I even looked at the hd in my laptop, I would have thought twice about my erroneous conclusion.
But what's the big deal with 3.5 SATA? They require a new pin interface in your desktop, and the ata's still seem to offer higher spindle speeds and capacity. -Lew Schwartz On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Adam Buckland <[email protected]>wrote: > The connections for 3 and 2" SATA are the sameŠ > > I have a > > http://www.amazon.com/Integral-Drive-Docking-station-drives/dp/B003OA5292/r > ef=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369564138&sr=8-1&keywords=Integral+%28SATA%29+HDD+Co > py+Station > > Which is good for copying backup disks for my SBS server and for general > swapping of disksŠ > > > Adam. > > > On 25/05/2013 17:03, "Lew Schwartz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I bought one of these: > > http://www.nextwarehouse.com/item/?617328_p3g > > got a good price, and, like a dope, let it sit on my shelf until I actually > needed it. Works fine w/2.5 mini drives, but damned if I can even see how > it would ever work with a 3.5. There aren't any additional connector pins > inside for a 3.5, not power, nothing. > > Anyone know anything about them? > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAFuU78cWROt3p7fKd=2uoipAFpE1Bh_9qBV7bD5gnysmio=l...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
