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Laptop SATA drive
Name: ChrisG (by ChristopherTGarrett) Date: August 31, 2008 at 10:39:23 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: Pentium Dual Core 1.6 Ghz Product: Acer Aspire 5610z
Comment:
I have a desktop with SATA. It has an extra SATA port. My laptop is also SATA. Will it harm anything if i connect the laptop drive to the desktop useing the power connector in the desktop and another SATA cable on the extra SATA port?
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Name: aegis Date: August 31, 2008 at 15:28:18 Pacific
Reply:
I'm not sure that i understand what you want to do. Do you want to have a second drive that you can connect to either the laptop or the desktop? That would work fine.
(edit) Othehill is probably right. After thinking about it, I wonder how the drive connected to the laptop would get power.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: August 31, 2008 at 15:28:33 Pacific
Reply:
I don't believe the cable connections are compatible so you won't be able to do that.
What is the reason why you want to do that anyway? Is the laptop bootable?
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Response Number 3
Name: itguru Date: August 31, 2008 at 23:33:42 Pacific
Name: OtheHill Date: September 1, 2008 at 06:34:07 Pacific
Reply:
Well, from the link by itguru it appears that Laptop SATA drives have the same connectors as desktop SATA drives.
The question still remains, why are you doing this?
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Response Number 5
Name: ChrisG (by ChristopherTGarrett) Date: September 1, 2008 at 18:42:28 Pacific
Reply:
I already said they have the same connectors. I replyed to this post but for some reason it was removed. The reason is if i need to get important info off incase the laptop drive crashes i may be able to get important info off. I have already had one drive to go bad. Also i could scan for viruses with it as slave. The reason i asked i am just checking if its safe too this? Would it be too much power and fry the drive?
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Name: ChrisG (by ChristopherTGarrett)
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