[ltp] Replacement hdd in R40e

[Alejandro Bonilla]

Paul,

    R40 is not that Old. I don't see why it wouldn't support a 7200rpm. 
I do know they do get a bit warmer.

I would buy IBM HDD. It's more expensive, but this way, I would make IBM 
think you were far from breaking the warranty. Anyway, you can replace a 
HDD without voiding warranty.
(anyway I would still contact them, send them an e-mail or something)

60 or 80GB HDD doesn't sound that bad.. :-)

- Alejandro

Paul Hornshaw wrote:

> I've got a 30GB hdd in my R40e.  I'm dual-booting Win XP and SuSE 9.2 
> and I'm finding it a little cramped.
>
> If I get a bigger hdd and fit it myself, will I invalidate my 
> warranty?  I've got a set of IBM's restore CDs, as the restore 
> partition had duff zips on it, CRC errors, when I tested the restore 
> facility the day I bought it so will the new hdd be OK to use these 
> CDs on?
>
> And, what would people recommend as a good, quick replacement hdd?  
> Can this machine take a 7,200rpm drive?  I've downloaded the manual 
> for this machine and the procedure doesn't look too 
> difficult/dangerous, has anyone already done this, and, if so, any 
> hints or tips for me, please.
>
> Thanks.
>