is this a pata or sata hdd?
259821
this would be a PATA drive to my knowledge. SATA has a small slot style connector instead of all the pins
1805803
You should expect to see speeds slower than SATA I (1.5 Gb/s = 150 MiB/s without allowing for overhead), due to the bandwidth of the IDE/PATA interface. Combine this with a lack of NCQ or AHCI support in the PATA specification, and while your speed will be much faster than the old HDDs (or even SSDs) that operated on IDE/PATA, it will be nowhere near the rated speeds for any modern SSD.
95936
I opened mine and the label on the disk says it is SATA. For what it is worth. But these new "My Passport" drives are plagued with a partition which pretends to be a read-only CD (it is called a virtual CD). It looks like U3 technology but U3 tools don't work on it. Many people have tried and failed to remove it. If you google "WD My Passport VCD" you will see what I mean. And you will probably decide to buy a Seagate drive instead.
1980641
I believe there was at least 2 sata. Can't recall! But works like a charm. Still up and running over 3 months.
1926242
Double check if your system requires a sata or pata hard drive. Because I think this is a sata and most computers I've dealt with come pata standard. The difference will cost you about 15 bucks in a converter board.
1559406
It reads any drive with a SATA connection. I have also gotten a PATA-to-SATA connector for about $12, and using that I can also read my old PATA hard drives (one of these is a WD caviar blue)
1039501
2.5 inch drives, whether they be SATA or PATA are the same nominal size (69.85 mm × 7-15 mm × 100 mm) with some small variation between manufactures and models. The more important detail is this is a SATA drive requiring a SATA connection. It can be installed in a desktop computer using SATA cables with a SATA motherboard or in a laptop slot having an SATA connector. It cannot be installed in a laptop slot having a PATA (Ultra ATA) connection.
978786
Without seeing the machine, it's hard to tell, but I've seen some websites which suggest that it uses a PATA (or IDE) drive rather than SATA. You should be able to pull out the drive and check to see if it has the pin connectors of a PATA disk drive. It's easy to do. Some Youtube videos can show you how if you need help ('how to replace the hard drive in the hp pavillion dv1000').
2275079
Both connectors? You mean the data and power connection? If so, then yes they are both SATA style connections.
1680816
If it works with SATA/PATA/IDE drives of any kind, then yes it will. But be warned, make sure that you get one that's working properly and undefective, perferably a new one. Trust me, I got mine new and it works fine.
1216600
It is a normal SATA hard disk drive. You can buy it in any computer store.Regards
2216540
I am not sure, but I believe so. The 2.5" form factor is correct. I am less sure about this: the PATA (new version) interface of the enclosure is compatible with the ATA (older version) of the drive. For less than $5, I'd say go for it.
509699
I'm not sure of the exact specs but I/OMagic says the drive supports any SATA or PATA 3.5" HDD on their website.
1854155
Correct. I swapped it in for the old HD using only the PATA cable, no power.
196675
This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB. PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
1934829
It is not Data because I put it in an older computer. Don't know if it is a Pata
1769663
If you mean the SATA version support, it looks like it is Sata 3. The drives I have connected to this unit are showing 5.8Gb/s speeds.