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G0AOZ

G0AOZ

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Just pulled apart an ailing Sony VAIO and found within a Hitachi Travelstar C4K60 drive, model HTC426060G9AT00, 60Gb with PATA connector. The drive is running but is developing bad blocks, so I want to take an image if possible before it collapses.

The connector looks remarkably like that on a conventional 2.5" PATA laptop drive, but I cannot find any detailed spec on the Hitachi site to confirm pin connections.

I have a 2.5" to 3.5" IDE adaptor, but does anyone know if it will work on this 1.8" drive, or just plain blow it up?

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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Just tried Hitachi technical, and they indicated the connectors are the same. I can confirm pinouts are identical as I've now successfully made an image of that drive! [thumbsup2]

Next problem is I can only find a source of these drives at Sony, but they won't sell me just a drive. They want the whole PC back, and a very large amount of dosh to take it apart, change the drive over, reassemble, and return it.

Unless anyone knows another source of Hitachi Travelstar C4K60 1.8" drives...

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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Thanks for your efforts Tony. Unfortunately they're all either far too small (20Gb) or the wrong interface (ZIF). [sad]

I did find a 1.8" 40Gb PATA yesterday in the U.S. which would just about be big enough, but at roughly £130 plus image copy/fitting charge, the user turned up her nose... Did seem a bit of a rip off, but then we're used to that in the U.K.

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Many thanks again Tony, but unfortunately it's the wrong type! The HTC426060G8CE00 model is a 60Gb but has a ZIF (ATA-7) interface. No others available apparently...

It's good of you to keep searching, but I guess the user is going to have to draw a line under this one and put it down to experience. A neat, very expensive paperweight...

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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I hate giving up!!! List the complete model # and I'll look in some more corners.

Tony

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Never mind...I see it now [cheers]

Tony

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Yup, it sure is...

I have now actually run MHDD on it and it's "got rid of" 8 serious errors and bad blocks. I am not entirely sure how it has done that, but it has! [bigsmile] However, MHDD also shows just how slow this drive is. A large number of sectors taking between 10 and 50ms to access, and a considerable number taking upto 150ms.

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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Ben, many thanks for that...

The two UK ones are both ZIF so no good, but the German ones says it's an IDE, although the picture shows a 2.5" drive! However, well worth chasing up.

Am I correct in saying you're based in Germany? I have looked at the ARLT website, but since I cannot read or understand German, I'm having difficulty trying to find an e-mail address or phone number for these guys. Can you help at all please?

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Yes, I am based in Germany, and sure no problem about the contact info...

main office/HQ
Code: 
Arlt Computer Produkte GmbH
Hindenburgstrasse 8
71106 Magstadt
Tel.: 07159/457-0
Fax: 07159/457 -300
E-Mail: info@arlt.com

there is a 120gb version aswell, "120 GB, 1,8", Toshiba MK1214GAH, 2MB Cache" for € 130,94 (incl VAT, which you probably do not have to pay being in the UK, which would mean that it is 19% cheaper) + S&H...

sorry about the ZIF ones, thought that is what you wanted...


NOTE to SELF: READ CAREFULLY... LOL...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
 
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Great, many thanks, much appreciated. Will give them a shout on Monday.

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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Let me know how it goes... and you're always welcome...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
 
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Just had a look at Toshiba's website, and I'm reading it that this drive has a ZIF type connector, albeit Tosh describe it as LIF. What you think? I reckon that LIF (Low Insertion Force) and ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) are possibly the same thing... I don't think this is the same animal as the one I'm seeking, i.e. a 44-pin PATA connection, or as Hitachi describe it, a 50-pin connector. (I guess they're including the whole block which accounts for the MASTER/SLAVE pins as well).

ROGER - G0AOZ.
 
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sorry about that... misread that there somewhere...

the only ones I found where the MK6015GAA (60gb) & MK8007GAH (80gb), but unfortunately they are hard to find...

so I guess you need to look at eBay there...

I think they (LIF and ZIF) are the same animal...





Ben

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No need to apologise Ben - yours, and everyone else's efforts to locate a suitable drive are much appreciated.

Glad you agree with me that LIF and ZIF look the same in this context...

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