Hi Paul, Some laptops RJ-45 ports have a piece that drops down. This part is where the tab on the cable catches.
SATA drives are backwards compatible. SATA ports are also backwards compatible. They just won't be as fast. How that helps, Tracy On March 21, 2021 6:28:09 PM EDT, Paul Newton <paul.newton.h...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi all > >Please note my change of address - as a result of recently being made >redundant. I have recently taken delivery of an HP Omen 17" laptop. I >am >used to having an ethernet port which accepts what I would call a >standard >Cat5 plug but the port on the new laptop does not accept that plug >which is >obviously too big. The manual describes the port as RJ-45 (network) >jack. >What would I need in order to connect my Cat5 plug into the RJ-45 >socket? > >The new laptop has a 512GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. The only info I have >about >the 1TB drive is that it is 7200rpm. Can I simply replace it with a >4TB >model running at 5400RPM? The new HDD (WD Red 3.5" Internal Hard >Drive) >has a > > - SATA III 6 Gb/s interface. Would I need to check that for > compatibility? > >Many thanks > >Paul Newton > > >--- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html >--- > >_______________________________________________ >Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com >Subscription Maintenance: >https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox >OT-free version of this list: >https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech >Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives >This message: >https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CABvSqAAUj3WgJc_BbyRV_2zzgWxaqw_V-RX=0sk4ky_2ujr...@mail.gmail.com >** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions >of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This >statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid >to see the obvious. > >Report [OT] Abuse: >http://leafe.com/reportAbuse/CABvSqAAUj3WgJc_BbyRV_2zzgWxaqw_V-RX=0sk4ky_2ujr...@mail.gmail.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/0dd5c85e-f352-4ced-9819-2b39fbc19...@powerchurch.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
