New Laptop HD

Johnny Bitte

Hey I m looking to get a new hard drive for for my IBM T30.
I ve IDe 2.5" drives on komplett but can I just put any brand into a laptop.

mathias

You need to check if the hard drive is IDE or SATA , and check the height of the drive you have also , the replacement will need to be the same.

Johnny Bitte

But other than the physical size of the drive and that its IDE. will
the laptop accept a bigger HD?

humbert

If you mean bigger in terms or storage capacity, yes.

TJJP

The_Goose135 wrote:

Hey I m looking to get a new hard drive for for my IBM T30.
I ve IDe 2.5" drives on komplett but can I just put any brand into a laptop.

For the T30 you'l need an enhanced IDE (ATA-6) 2.5" drive for best results. You can certainly do 160GB, but a web search for 'T30 ATA' should tell you all you need to know.

Johnny Bitte

TJJP wrote:

For the T30 you'l need an enhanced IDE (ATA-6) 2.5"

Thanks for all yer help with this guys.
Theres a few hard drives on Komplett are all ATA-100

Ive googled and read a bit and from one site it said

"ATA-6 represents the sixth generation of the ATA interface standard. ATA-6 is also known as Ultra ATA/100"

Those this mean that ATA-6 is ATA-100?

extra-ordinary_

The_Goose135 wrote:

"ATA-6 represents the sixth generation of the ATA interface standard. ATA-6 is also known as Ultra ATA/100"

Those this mean that ATA-6 is ATA-100?

eh...





...yes??

Johnny Bitte

Hey your talking to a guy who bought a mother board with no on board graphics and then complained that there was no VGA connection :rolleyes:

Just want to be 100% before I buy,
Thanks a lot for your help with this.