I'm doing a search for a new larger faster hard drive for my R51, in a previous post I was informed I need a PATA drive. In my serach for hard drives all the options for the search are below but not the PATA. I am confussed, which drive do I need?
Thanks
DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra)
DMA/ATA-66 (Ultra)
EIDE
IDE (103) SCSI
Serial ATA
Serial ATA II
What drive do I need for a R51
What drive do I need for a R51
Thinkpad R51 type 2889PU1: Pentium M 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 40GB 4200rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, Intel Extreme, WinXP Pro
Re: What drive do I need for a R51
You can use any PATA or EIDE drive. This would be an example. I think WD made a 320GB drive, which is the largest PATA drive.
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Re: What drive do I need for a R51
From the list you've given, only the last three will not work. "ATA" drives, especially ones with -66, -100 and -133 suffixes, are understood to automatically be Parallel ATA (PATA) drives. Which is also sometimes referred to as EIDE. Those are NOT compatible with SCSI or Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces.
ref: http://www.computerhope.com/help/ide.htm
ref: http://www.computerhope.com/help/ide.htm
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