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Can you use a 1.8" PATA drive in a T43

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Can you use a 1.8" PATA drive in a T43

#1 Post by catback » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:02 pm

I have a T43 that I'm trying to get up and running. It needs a new hard drive that I've ordered but will take some time to get here. I have an X40 here that doesn't work but does have a working Kingspec 1.8" PATA SSD model KSD-PA18.6-032MS. Can this be installed in the T43? They both have a 44 pin IDE interface so I think it will fit physically but I'm not sure if there are other parameters like a lower power requirement since it's a 1.8" drive that will not make it compatible with the T43.

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Re: Can you use a 1.8" PATA drive in a T43

#2 Post by ajkula66 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:05 pm

catback wrote:
Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:02 pm
I have an X40 here that doesn't work but does have a working Kingspec 1.8" PATA SSD model KSD-PA18.6-032MS. Can this be installed in the T43?
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Re: Can you use a 1.8" PATA drive in a T43

#3 Post by axur-delmeria » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:44 am

Drives for the X40 run at 3.3v IIRC, while regular PATA drives run at 5v. If you install that Kingspec SSD, the T43 might fry it.
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Re: Can you use a 1.8" PATA drive in a T43

#4 Post by catback » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:13 pm

Thanks all for clarifying.

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