[ltp] 2nd HDD in Multibay (600x)

[Robert Hajime Lanning]

Ok. After suspend, pull HD, jot info, replace HD, resume.

30GB HD:
  Maker: IBM
  Model: DJSA-230
  Part#: 07N4392

---- As written by Boyan:
> 
> Strange, after long... discussions with the ibm technical support for
> Germany it turns out that the ONLY hard disk that fits the 600x ultraslim
> bay is 18Gb part 37L2993, which 'is old and they do not have'. It is hard
> to believe, though after what I read in the mailing list. They have the
> hdd adapter 05K5336 but, they say, the new hard disks (30Gb) for the T
> series won't fit for my tp model.
> 
> Should I ignore these 'recommendations' and order it regardless and can
> someone tell me the part number of his hard disk (20 or more GBs)  that
> fits and is recognized by the 600x model?
> 
> Regards,
> Boyan
> 
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Tom Grydeland wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Boyan wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > slowly and surely my 12Gb Hdd in the 600x 5FG is feeling quite small for
> > > the software I use. I wander if anyone of you have used the option of a
> > > second harddrive in the CDrom bay?
> >
> > I have a 600E and I've upgraded my internal HDD to 20 GB and mounting
> > the original (6.4 GB) drive in a drive adapter in the bay is no problem,
> > at least under Linux. (Haven't tried under Win).
> >
> > I haven't tried hot-swapping or warm-swapping with the DVD drive -- I've
> > rebooted whenever touching the bay.
> >
> > > Would a multibay hdd work under linux or should I better leave linux on
> > > the original hdd and load w98 in the multibay? Or is it just not worth the
> > > price and efforts and should I simply buy an external PCMCIA hdd?
> >
> > I'd say if you're buying a new drive anyway, the price for a drive bay
> > adapter is sufficiently low that it's worth it.
> >
> > > Boyan.
> >
> > --
> > //Tom Grydeland <Tom.Grydeland@phys.uit.no>
> >
> > 	"you cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind." -- H. D. Thoreau
> >
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/* Robert Hajime Lanning                             lanning@lanning.cc
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