Solve : Harddrive Interface Compatability?

1.	Solve : Harddrive Interface Compatability?
Answer» Hello: Need to replace a laptop hard-drive that uses ATA-5. New hard-drives are designed with ATA-6. Is ATA-6 interface on harddrive compatible with an old ATA-5 interface in the laptop? Thank You for the help. --BillNot all laptops can use all hard drives to start with. What are the specifics?HD(original): Toshiba mk4018gas (hdd2170) 2.5" sized drive Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motor 2 Platter 40 Gigabytes 9.5mm High 12ms Average Seek Time ATA-2,3,4,5 Interface Supports high transfer rates of 100MB/sec 2MB Buffer Rotational Speed of 4200rpm MTTF 300,000 hours PC: Toshiba Satellite 2435-s255 I don't SEE anything here on hdd interface spec but here is complete list. Product details General Recommended Use Small business, corporate business System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, keyboard, touchpad, display Width 13 in Depth 11 in Height 1.7 in Weight 7.7 lbs Localization English / United States Processor Processor Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Data Bus Speed 533 MHz Features Streaming SIMD extensions 2, MMX instructions set Chipset Type Intel 845PE Cache Memory Type L2 cache - Advanced Transfer Cache Installed Size 512 KB RAM Installed Size 512 MB / 1 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM - 266 MHz Memory Specification Compliance PC2100 Storage Controller Type IDE Storage Hard Drive 40 GB Optical Storage Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - integrated Features Play/pause BUTTON, search backward button, skip button Display Display Type 15" TFT active matrix Max Resolution 1024 x 768 / 24-bit (16.7 million colors) Video Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go - AGP 4x Video Memory DDR SDRAM - 32 MB Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 32-bit color Audio Audio Output Sound card Compliant Standards DirectSound, DirectSound3D, DirectMusic, Sound Blaster Pro Input Device(s) Type Keyboard, touchpad Telecom Modem Fax / modem Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92 Networking Networking Network adapter Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Expansion / Connectivity Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card 1 ( 1 ) x CardBus - type III (2 x type I / II) 2 ( 1 ) x memory Interfaces 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A 1 x infrared - IrDA 1 x display / video - S-video output 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm 1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm Miscellaneous Features Locking device keyhole (cable LOCK), system password Compliant Standards ACPI, APM Power Power Device External Voltage Required AC 100/240 V ( 50/60 HZ ) Power Provided 90 Watt Battery Technology Lithium ion Installed Qty 1 Capacity 6450 mAh Run Time (Up To) 2.5 hour(s) Recharge Time 4 hour(s) Operating System / Software OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Software Drivers & Utilities, AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Works, Quicken 2001 Basic, Norton AntiVirus 2002 Manufacturer Warranty Service & Support 1 year warranty Service & Support Details Limited warranty - parts and labor - 1 year Limited warranty - battery - 1 year Environmental Parameters Min Operating Temperature 41 F Max Operating Temperature 95 F Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80% Max Altitude Operating 9840 ft THE COMPUTER SUSTAINED A SHOCK (Physical). I AM ASSISTING A FRIEND WITH IT. I TRIED THE HDD IN MY LAPTOP AND IT DIDN'T SHOW-UP THERE EITHER. THAT IS WHY I CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVE IS DEAD. My friend asked if there was anyway to recover data from a dead drive...I told him NO...Not if BIOS doesn't even see the drive anymore. I also told him that the drive itself could NOT be opened and repaired in anyway. Thanks Again for the time and advice. --Bill

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Hello:

Need to replace a laptop hard-drive that uses ATA-5. New hard-drives are designed with ATA-6.

Is ATA-6 interface on harddrive compatible with an old ATA-5 interface in the laptop?

Thank You for the help.

--BillNot all laptops can use all hard drives to start with. What are the specifics?HD(original): Toshiba mk4018gas (hdd2170)

2.5" sized drive
Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motor
2 Platter
40 Gigabytes
9.5mm High
12ms Average Seek Time
ATA-2,3,4,5 Interface
Supports high transfer rates of 100MB/sec
2MB Buffer
Rotational Speed of 4200rpm
MTTF 300,000 hours

PC: Toshiba Satellite 2435-s255

I don't SEE anything here on hdd interface spec but here is complete list.

Product details
General
Recommended Use Small business, corporate business
System Type Notebook
Built-in Devices Stereo speakers, keyboard, touchpad, display
Width 13 in
Depth 11 in
Height 1.7 in
Weight 7.7 lbs
Localization English / United States
Processor
Processor Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
Data Bus Speed 533 MHz
Features Streaming SIMD extensions 2, MMX instructions set
Chipset Type Intel 845PE
Cache Memory
Type L2 cache - Advanced Transfer Cache
Installed Size 512 KB
RAM
Installed Size 512 MB / 1 GB (max)
Technology DDR SDRAM - 266 MHz
Memory Specification Compliance PC2100
Storage Controller
Type IDE
Storage
Hard Drive 40 GB
Optical Storage
Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - integrated
Features Play/pause BUTTON, search backward button, skip button
Display
Display Type 15" TFT active matrix
Max Resolution 1024 x 768 / 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go - AGP 4x
Video Memory DDR SDRAM - 32 MB
Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 32-bit color
Audio
Audio Output Sound card
Compliant Standards DirectSound, DirectSound3D, DirectMusic, Sound Blaster Pro
Input Device(s)
Type Keyboard, touchpad
Telecom
Modem Fax / modem
Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92
Networking
Networking Network adapter
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card
1 ( 1 ) x CardBus - type III (2 x type I / II)
2 ( 1 ) x memory
Interfaces 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A
1 x infrared - IrDA
1 x display / video - S-video output
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-in - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Miscellaneous
Features Locking device keyhole (cable LOCK), system password
Compliant Standards ACPI, APM
Power
Power Device External
Voltage Required AC 100/240 V ( 50/60 HZ )
Power Provided 90 Watt
Battery
Technology Lithium ion
Installed Qty 1
Capacity 6450 mAh
Run Time (Up To) 2.5 hour(s)
Recharge Time 4 hour(s)
Operating System / Software
OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Software Drivers & Utilities, AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Works, Quicken 2001 Basic, Norton AntiVirus 2002
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - parts and labor - 1 year
Limited warranty - battery - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 41 F
Max Operating Temperature 95 F
Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
Max Altitude Operating 9840 ft

THE COMPUTER SUSTAINED A SHOCK (Physical).
I AM ASSISTING A FRIEND WITH IT.
I TRIED THE HDD IN MY LAPTOP AND IT DIDN'T SHOW-UP THERE EITHER. THAT IS WHY I CONCLUDED THAT THE DRIVE IS DEAD.
My friend asked if there was anyway to recover data from a dead drive...I told him NO...Not if BIOS doesn't even see the drive anymore. I also told him that the drive itself could NOT be opened and repaired in anyway.

Thanks Again for the time and advice.

--Bill

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