Laptop H/D in desktop?

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Laptop H/D in desktop?

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Can I use an h/d from a laptop on my desktop with the adapter cables? Any difference in voltage issues? Would be a stand alone h/d How did this post twice?
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Dale Gray wrote:Can I use an h/d from a laptop on my desktop with the adapter cables? Any difference in voltage issues? Would be a stand alone h/d How did this post twice?
Hi Dale

There is no problems whatsoever using a laptop hard drive in a desktop computer.

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If the laptop hard drive is an older and slower Parallel ATA type, make certain that your desktop computer motherboard also supports this drive system.

Conversely, if the laptop contains a newer SATA or SATA 2 system, the desktop motherboard must also support that system.
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Ok, great, I just wanted to make sure the voltages were ok, Is a much bigger H/d Thanks all.
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