Laptop HD on Desktop....

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I have two 3.2GB IBM IBM Travelstars, and I would like to use them on my desktop. Anybody tried that? Or known the pin config on a travelstar....?

 

[Guest]

You can get an adapter that converts the 44-pin to a standard 40-pin IDE connector. I just searched on Pricewatch for a 2.5" adapter and found three places selling them. Prices range from $4 to $11.

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All it should take is adaptor to go from the mini IDE connector with power into an IDE connector. The laptop harddisk adaptor will branch the power out into a standard power connector. My question is why?? The performance of laptop harddisks is pathetic compared to standard IDE harddisks these days.

 

[Guest]

Anybody known the pin connections ??

I dont have any money, but I have 2 3,2 GB disk for laptops....

 

[Guest]

I was just wondering, Is there a way to externaly hook up standard HD to a loptop. If you know how please let me know

 

[Guest]

standard? Well there is IDE to USB boxes I've read about somewhere. Obviously that's a little slow. There is SCSI which could be hooked to an external box. Firewire should bring some options in that area as well.



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I have an older laptop that doesnt have USB is there any way to hook it up through PCMCIA card. As old as this thing is it does have scsi port in the back but i dont know how usefull is that since i want to hook up a standard UDMA33 HD. Damn it there has to be a way 😉

 

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>>I have an older laptop that doesnt have USB is there any way to hook it up through PCMCIA card<<

Yeah I forgot about that..there are PCMCIA to IDE cards for both standard 40pin IDE devices and for portable IDE devices. There are PCMCIA to USB cards as well but might have some OS issues (I don't know). The above would appear to me a better solution if you know you are only going to want to use IDE devices.

>>As old as this thing is it does have scsi port in the back but i dont know how usefull is that since i want to hook up a standard UDMA33 HD. Damn it there has to be a way 😉<<

Not very useful and really not practical for an IDE drive. It would require an IDE to SCSI adapter (yes they exist, quite expensive, and I would worry about hiccups when trying to use it).

>>Damn it there has to be a way 😉<<

There usually is



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[Guest]

That PCMCIA to IDE sounds like what i'm looking for. Can you please let me know where i can get one of those. I was looking at pricewatch.com and i couldnt find anything like that.thanx

 

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http://www.carry.com.tw/

Try CARRY. Call their US number and find out where you can purchase their PCMCIA to IDE (model PTII). They look like a good product, and some other vendors toot some of their other PCMCIA products. The only vendor I immediately found that had this product was a British vendor. There should be someone in the US and it'll probably be around a $100. You probably can't buy single quantities from them direct, but you might be able to so give em a call.

You have to be careful when using PCMCIA. They are fickle when it comes to IRQs and don't like sharing. And you need to make sure you get the right size (usually Type II or III). I don't have a lot of personal experience myself using PCMCIA devices or interface so I can't give much more advice than that.

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Thanx a lot Chord