"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:456ca399$0$13681$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> ALL laptop IDE (aka PATA, EIDE) drives are the same and have a 44-pin
> connector.

That is not correct. 1.8-inch drives, used in many ultralight models, are
all PATA, and they have at least 4 different types of connectors.

> However, all laptops currently being made, and most made in the past two
> years, don't use IDE drives, they use SATA drives, which are totally
> different.

Again not correct. Dell Latitude, Toshiba Portege, VAIO TX, and Fujitsu P
are just some that still use PATA drives.

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JL