I was presuming a 2.5" drive ... which as far as I know all full size
laptops still use. Agreed, I didn't state that and I should have.

I have not seen an IDE drive (again, talking about 2.5" drives only) in
a laptop made in about the past two years, including the Dell models
(only two models) or the Toshiba models (lots, but all Satellites and
Tecras) that I have worked on. I have not worked on any Sony or Fujitsu
models in the past 2 years.


Johnnie Leung wrote:
>
> "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.
>