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    connectors for internal hard drive vu duo

    Folks, a quick question, and hopefully someone will have a quick answer for me....

    Im setting up a new vu duo for a mate. He has given me over an old 250gb hard drive from a pc. Ive just opened the duo and noticed that the power and connector cable (which is the red lead inside?) do not fit the hard drive.

    I installed an internal hard drive at my own house years ago, but i cant get at it now to as it is in built in a display cabinet, so i cant have a look inside it. I could be wrong, but i think i used a similar 3.5 hdd in my own.
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    So my question is, can i buy a connector to use with this hard drive? it has a 4 pin power adapter, then a 4 pin section with a jumper, and a large serial port.

    Its a seagate 250gb and at the bottom it refers to connection with an Ultra ATA cable if this helps - i can also upload a photo if that makes it easier too

    Thanks in advance

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    I'm guessing you have an older PATA drive (parallel ATA) in your hand.
    You need a SATA drive for the Vu.

    You need a newer SATA drive to be able to fit it in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by l0gic View Post
    I'm guessing you have an older PATA drive (parallel ATA) in your hand.
    You need a SATA drive for the Vu.

    You need a newer SATA drive to be able to fit it in.
    cheers for reply buddy...... and im guessing theres no connectors that can be bought?

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    Yes its an old IDE drive and cannot be used. Even if you could its probably too old to be reliable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ronand View Post
    Yes its an old IDE drive and cannot be used. Even if you could its probably too old to be reliable.
    cheers to you both for your replies....

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