Swapping Laptops

[LunarMist]

I found one that looks to be the right kind. There is only one way to know for sure, so I ordered it. Somehow an adapter seems too good to be true. We shall see.

 

[MaxBurn]

I'm sure it will work fine. I just find it funny that those HDD caddy's have DVD and CDRW symbols on them.

 

[LunarMist]

I probably will not use the caddy itself, but will pull out the bridge board instead.

However, I am less than optimistic overall since the transformation is from ICH SATA->IDE->SATA. It's plain stupid that manufacturers used IDE optical drives for so long.

 

[LunarMist]

And now back to this space oddity...

So which two 640GB drives do you think are crammed into the wee beastie?

 

[LunarMist]

The bridge board is limiting the transfer rate on the second drive, probably at ATA-100, but it is not of practical consequence.

 

[MaxBurn]

Well 80 sure isn't bad on a laptop, but anyway it's there and working right?

 

[LunarMist]

Well, it was working and then I killed one of the Seagate 640GB drives somehow. I only bought three of the Seagates in 9/08 and one is 1200 miles off in the twin. So I got two 640GB Toshiba external drives and ripped one out for use in the modified notebook, the results of which are shown above. I ran full data integrity testing and there are no problems with the bridge. I'm still testing the other Toshiba 640. I may decide to use it as the boot drive. Transfer rates are a bit slower, but seek times are better and it is very smooth and quiet compared to the Seagate.

 

[LunarMist]

Here it is connected to a real computer.

 

[LunarMist]

Here it is connected to a real computer. It is not that much faster.

 

[LunarMist]

I don't know what happened up there. Anyhow, the Toshiba is not so good as the boot drive. I'll use it in a PSD. It is time to move on.

 

[LunarMist]

Done - for now. 1.4TB is not bad for a 2.9 lbs notebook.

 

[ddrueding]

Indeed. Think of all the data you can lose if it is stolen...

 

[LunarMist]

I keep another copy on a PSD in the other handbag and one in the luggage. Is 4 copies good enough?

 

[ddrueding]

I knew you had it covered, just teasing

 

[LunarMist]

Who knows if I will hang on long enough to make it. I am ready in the laptop dept.

 

[LunarMist]

Well, what do you know? The Acer 1810 seem to be back in stock. It's a few months late.