Notebook has dying IDE drive - adapter for SATA replacement??

[spodosaurus]

Hi all,

I have come to a hardware issue that I've begun researching but as yet
can not find a definitive answer. I'm trying to help fix a Dell Inspiron
1100 notebook. The hard drive has developed bad sectors. It's an IDE
2.5" drive and interfaces with the notebook via a 2.5"IDE to notebook
adapter. I have three questions:

1. Are all the IDE/SATA adapters for Dell notebooks the same format and
will one fit another notebook's interface?

2. If I can source a SATA connector compatible with an Inspiron 1100,
will the motherboard be able to actually use it?

3. Does anyone know where I can find one for this laptop assuming they
exist and the motherboard can handle a SATA once the connector changes
the pins/interface to work with the 1100's interface?

TIA,

Ari

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[spodosaurus]

2. If I can source a SATA connector compatible with an Inspiron 1100,
will the motherboard be able to actually use it?

Apparently I've been operating on wishful thinking in the hopes of
getting a sata to work on an inspiron 1100 :-/ I should probably have a
sleep and stop talking gibberish



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[Eric]

Hi all,

I have come to a hardware issue that I've begun researching but as yet
can not find a definitive answer. I'm trying to help fix a Dell Inspiron
1100 notebook. The hard drive has developed bad sectors. It's an IDE
2.5" drive and interfaces with the notebook via a 2.5"IDE to notebook
adapter. I have three questions:

1. Are all the IDE/SATA adapters for Dell notebooks the same format and
will one fit another notebook's interface?

2. If I can source a SATA connector compatible with an Inspiron 1100,
will the motherboard be able to actually use it?

3. Does anyone know where I can find one for this laptop assuming they
exist and the motherboard can handle a SATA once the connector changes
the pins/interface to work with the 1100's interface?

TIA,

Ari

Why do you want a SATA drive? - You can still buy IDE laptop drives
and any standard 2.5" drive can be used. You don't have to buy a
special drive from Dell. In my experience, if the IDE and SATA drives
are 7200 RPM drives, SATA drives don't add any noticeable increase in
performance.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Conor]

Apparently I've been operating on wishful thinking in the hopes of
getting a sata to work on an inspiron 1100 :-/ I should probably have a
sleep and stop talking gibberish

It's not gibberish at all. IDE to SATA converters exist for desktops so
it's reasonable to think of it being a possibility for your laptop.

There are still plenty of IDE 2.5" lappy hard drives for sale and
there's no performance advantage with SATA anyway so you'll be OK
getting a replacement and no worse off.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> Conor

It's not gibberish at all. IDE to SATA converters exist for desktops so
it's reasonable to think of it being a possibility for your laptop.

While not being entirely unreasonable, it's likely impossible for the
majority of laptops since there are both space considerations, as well a
need for the drive's fixed position mount points to still be attached.

Not impossible, but it would likely need a per-laptop solution, not a
generic adapter.

 

[Dav_Daddy]

Google "notebook hard drive cd tray" I have the exact same laptop only I already have a 250 gig SATA drive collecting dust.

I plan to order one of these in the next week or so. I'll do my best to try and remember to post here with my results. Actually most of them are under $10 if you wanna take a stab at it yourself it's a relatively small investment?