N nukenate New Member Feb 3, 2009 #1 Look at the attatchment. I'm upgrading my old HP Pavillion tx2000's DVD tray. All I've found is that it is a "12.7 mm PATA" socket. ? Is there any other name for that?
Look at the attatchment. I'm upgrading my old HP Pavillion tx2000's DVD tray. All I've found is that it is a "12.7 mm PATA" socket. ? Is there any other name for that?
loathe New Member Feb 3, 2009 #2 PATA is what came before SATA. Parallel ATA. Its the old IDE cable connection. 12.7mm means its a laptop IDE drive. Hope this helps Last edited: Feb 3, 2009
PATA is what came before SATA. Parallel ATA. Its the old IDE cable connection. 12.7mm means its a laptop IDE drive. Hope this helps
K Kyle New Member Feb 3, 2009 #3 Gotta love those oddly placed sockets, or maybe that's just the picture. Anyways, PATA stands for Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment. Other names include: IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), Advanced Technology Attachment, and EIDE.
Gotta love those oddly placed sockets, or maybe that's just the picture. Anyways, PATA stands for Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment. Other names include: IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), Advanced Technology Attachment, and EIDE.
N nukenate New Member Feb 4, 2009 #4 I'm assuming that SATA isn't compatbile... Darn! So much for the dream of a slot loaded drive....
loathe New Member Feb 4, 2009 #5 nukenate said: I'm assuming that SATA isn't compatbile... Darn! So much for the dream of a slot loaded drive.... Click to expand... Im sure you can buy a laptop slot loading IDE drive, I know you can buy a SATA to IDE adapter also Good luck
nukenate said: I'm assuming that SATA isn't compatbile... Darn! So much for the dream of a slot loaded drive.... Click to expand... Im sure you can buy a laptop slot loading IDE drive, I know you can buy a SATA to IDE adapter also Good luck
N nukenate New Member Feb 4, 2009 #6 Ar.... Won't that just make my DVD drive stick out? As well as make it compatible...
