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I recently purchased a new toy (aka used laptop) on eBay, thinking I could install the spare 320GB PATA drive I had in it. I'd checked and rechecked the alleged model number (HP Pavilion dv2000t), and it indicated PATA. In fact, the model number is slightly different (HP Pavilion dv2015nr), and the drive is SATA.
This turns out not to be a major problem, though, because my mp3 player died recently. I'd wanted to increase the capacity I had, and this lets me go get a used Archos 504, into which I can install the big hard drive via these instructions. A seller on eBay has them at significanly lower than everyone else ($80!), so I'm doing some research first, but assuming it all works out, I should have a 320GB media player for way less than I'd hoped without having to compromise and get either an iPod or a Zune to get the capacity. Then I can go get a 500GB SATA drive for the laptop, giving me more capacity than I'd expected there, and live happily ever after.
This turns out not to be a major problem, though, because my mp3 player died recently. I'd wanted to increase the capacity I had, and this lets me go get a used Archos 504, into which I can install the big hard drive via these instructions. A seller on eBay has them at significanly lower than everyone else ($80!), so I'm doing some research first, but assuming it all works out, I should have a 320GB media player for way less than I'd hoped without having to compromise and get either an iPod or a Zune to get the capacity. Then I can go get a 500GB SATA drive for the laptop, giving me more capacity than I'd expected there, and live happily ever after.
