[OmniBook] xe3 hard drive upgrade

[Axeros]

After reading up on IDE/ATA/S-ATA I think you're right. SATA doesn't 
seem to be compatible with ATA - the SATA/ATA adapters I found on eBay 
are more than just socket converters but actually small circuit boards. 
Looks like the XE3 is showing its age! I'll just have to stick with the 
older models - the Hitachi TravelStar 5K100 with is an ATA-100/PATA 
drive with 100GB. I guess that's about the limit for ATA drives.


Jogi Hofmüller wrote:
> Hi!
>
> * Axeros <axeros at web.de> [2007-02-27 11:58]:
>  
>   
>> Hitachi currently offer the Travelstar 5K120, a 120GB SATA hard drive. 
>> There's also the 5K160 at 160GB.
>>     
>
> I would say this does not work, unless you have a notebook with SATA
> controller. AFAIK Omnibook XE3 series is shipped with IDE controlers.
> Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> What I was reffering to in my last e-mail is that I used bigger disks
> than the original one (30G AFAIR). Don't know about any size limitations
> here.
>
> Cheers,
> j.
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