SATA Connector Question

Is the SATA connector on a 2.5" notebook drive a different SATA
connector than is found on the 3.5" desktop drive? I need to copy a
notebook drive, and the connector at least looks different. If it is
different, where can I find a suitable SATA-to-IDE or SATA-to-SATA
adapter cable? I already have a SATA-to-IDE adapter for 3.5" internal
drives.

Previously mcp6453 <mcp6453@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is the SATA connector on a 2.5" notebook drive a different SATA
> connector than is found on the 3.5" desktop drive? I need to copy a
> notebook drive, and the connector at least looks different. If it is
> different, where can I find a suitable SATA-to-IDE or SATA-to-SATA
> adapter cable? I already have a SATA-to-IDE adapter for 3.5" internal
> drives.

The connector is either a standard one, or something you will
be hard pressed to find an adapter for. Can you post the
exact model?

Arno

"mcp6453" <mcp6453@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is the SATA connector on a 2.5" notebook drive a different SATA connector
> than is found on the 3.5" desktop drive? I need to copy a notebook drive,
> and the connector at least looks different. If it is different, where can
> I find a suitable SATA-to-IDE or SATA-to-SATA adapter cable? I already
> have a SATA-to-IDE adapter for 3.5" internal drives.

The SATA connectors on 2.5" and 3.5" drives are identical. Even
the connector spacing from the bottom and right edges of the drives
is identical on both types.