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Replacing IDE hard drive in a Dell Latitude with a SATA

  • 12-11-2009 11:09AM
    #1
    market_garden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    My 40GB HD in my Dell Latitude D610 recently failed and I bought a 250GB SATA drive to replace it. Unfortunately I subsequently discovered that the original hard drive was an IDE. I was wondering if there is a connector or adapter I can get which will allow the SATA drive to be used in the laptop?


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  • #2
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    No, you will have to get IDE, Komplett.ie are doing 250gb Ide for e55 You could use your SATA HDD in a caddy or save it as a spare for your next laptop. :p


  • #3
    market_garden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭market_garden


    Thanks Run_to_da_hills,
    Not the answer I was hoping for but at least the next time I'll make sure to check the original hdd before going ahead and ordering a new one. BTW the suggested link is for a 3.5" drive whereas I'll need a 2.5" one. I'll check the usual web sites and this time be more careful. The caddy is a good idea for the SATA drive.


  • #4
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Something to make sure of is does your laptop support 48-bit LBA? A lot of those old IDE laptops don't, and it means you are essentially limited to a 137GB drive (120GB of course is the closest actual drive). You might be able to use a larger drive but you'll only get 137GB of space...and im not sure if there's workarounds using multiple partitions etc.


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