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R-Series Ultrabay-Enhanced General Compatibility

R30/R40, A30/A31, G40/G50 and Z60/Z61 Series. NOT for AMD-Ryzen.
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R-Series Ultrabay-Enhanced General Compatibility

#1 Post by dances_with_woof » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:02 pm

Does anyone know if Serial Ultrabay Enhance and Ultrabay Enhanced are interchangeable?
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Re: R-Series Ultrabay-Enhanced General Compatibility

#2 Post by axur-delmeria » Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:22 am

No, they aren't. The "Serial" in the name refers to Serial ATA or SATA, which is physically and electrically incompatible with IDE.

You need a SATA-to-IDE bridge chip (as used in the T43, R52, and X41) in order for an IDE drive to connect to a SATA port, or vice versa (SATA drive to IDE port, which is how mSATA to IDE adapters work).
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