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| 1269987 | 2012-04-14 10:52:00 | What is the difference between these and ordinary SATA hard drives? Will they fit into a standard desktop hard drive mount? Do they have standard SATA connectors? Can they be used in a desktop pc? |
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| 1269988 | 2012-04-14 11:13:00 | IBM what? Laptop/Desktop? If its a laptop its probably 2.5, a desktop is normally 3.5. So, you'll need an adapter (so it'll fit in a case). If you want to remove it from a laptop. Apart from, that there is no difference. The plugs should be the same | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1269989 | 2012-04-14 11:27:00 | Please check this link; "www.elive.co.nz |
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| 1269990 | 2012-04-14 11:38:00 | OK. That should work in a desktop. If the motherboard supports SATA 2. Otherwise you'll have to change the jumper on it to SATA 150 (if the motherboard is old / supports SATA 1) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1269991 | 2012-04-14 11:48:00 | Motherboard is SATA 2. Why are they so cheap? There must be a catch. |
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| 1269992 | 2012-04-14 14:19:00 | Dont know. Its not a common brand to install in a case | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1269993 | 2012-04-14 20:56:00 | The IBM simple swap drives are usually in their express server products. Its basically just a standard SATA drive with a caddy designed to go into the server case. I have previously used cheap SATA drives and reused the caddy with no issues. | Webbnzl (8810) | ||
| 1269994 | 2012-04-14 22:34:00 | Thanks guys. I might do a bit more research on them. Cheers. |
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