[ltp] [X61] Harddisk upgrade

[rrkrr]

Look on ebay for Thinkpad Disk X61.  You should be able to find several 
drive makes/models that work in your computer.  You may find better 
prices elsewhere.



Sebastian Geiger wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> im planning on a harddisk upgrade for my X61 (7673-A35). Im currently 
> running Gentoo and XP in dual boot. With a 120GB harddisk and its 
> getting a bit tight concerning HDD space. So im opting for an upgrade 
> on a 320GB Harddisk. Now my question is where I can buy any harddisk 
> on the market, or if I have to care for certain specifications?
> What im especially wondering about is whether I need to have certain 
> harddisks in order to use the APS (Active Protection System).
> In a blog somewhere I read that Harddisks have to support parking the 
> head in less than 500ms? Is that not the case with all harddisks.
> Maybe someone can point me to some page with some sophisticated 
> information. If just googled for an hour but i couldnt even find the 
> specs for my X61s harddisk.
>
> Whats more is that Lenovo offers harddisks on its own website but they 
> are considerably more expansive than if i buy somewhere else. Is that 
> just the usual overprice or is there something special about these 
> harddisks? Like qualitiy or specs?
>
> Best regards and thanks in advance.