[ltp] Replacement Drive for T30?

Michael B Allen linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 2 May 2005 14:11:30 -0400


On Mon, 2 May 2005 08:56:01 -0400
Charles E Taylor IV <tomalek@mindspring.com> wrote:

> > Go to a new drive only if your running out of space.  Just overwrite the
> > RH7.3 partitions with the new distro.
> 
>  ... or if you want more speed.  How fast/large is the drive you have?
> 
> (Oh, and unless the T30 is odd among Thinkpads, pretty much any slim
> laptop drive should do.  The 5400 RPM 40GB drive currently in my X22 has
> been (for testing out various things) in a 770Z, a 240, an X20, a 570E, a
> 600, and a 240X... :)

I think the 40G drive is exactly what I have. From IBM that and the
80GB "high speed" drive is all they list for the T30. It's ATA-100 /
5400 RPMs like the 40 GB so I don't know what makes it "high speed".

Mike

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