Laptop SATA HDD's in Desktop (cable requirements?)

[JHaislet]

I need a new 2.5" HDD for a firewall and was thinking of picking up a laptop SATA drive.

How are the 2.5" SATA HDD's cabled? Do their connections use standard 3.5" HDD SATA data & power cables? Or is there a special harness/adapter I need to pickup?

[GomJabbar]

According to the following article, they use the same cables as 3.5" SATA desktop hard drives. I do not have one of these to see for myself.

2.5" Serial ATA hard drive round-up Big performance, little drives

[JHaislet]

Thanks for the link, it states exactly what I was looking for!

Despite their diminutive form factors, 2.5" Serial ATA hard drives actually use the same connectors as their desktop counterparts. These drives plug into standard SATA data and power cables, making them particularly intriguing options for small form factor systems. If enthusiasts are going to press mobile Pentium M and Turion 64 processors into action in toaster-sized boxes, they might as well bring along mobile hard drives to match.

[qviri]

I'll confirm,

How are the 2.5" SATA HDD's cabled? Do their connections use standard 3.5" HDD SATA data & power cables?

They do.

Much more convenient than PATA...