[ltp] Re: UltraBay for dual boot

[David Bakker]

Why not run VMware instead? I use that incase I need a WinXP program to run.

V=E1clav =8Ate wrote:

> Josh napsal(a):
>
>> Unfortunately, I need to occasionally boot Windows XP.
>>  I am under the impression that I can buy something
>> called an UltraBay and put the 40 GB drive from my
>> broken Toshiba laptop in it, and then carry around two
>> hard drives in the ThinkPad (after removing the CD/DVD
>> drive, which I hardly use anyway).  The main 60GB hard
>> drive would have Linux on it, and the UltraBay drive
>> would have Windows...
>>
>> Will the Ultrabay work with any laptop hard drive, or
>> do I have to buy a special hard drive from Lenovo?
>>  =20
>
> Ultrabay is a name for the technology of the expansion slot, where you=20
> can
> exchange various devices (not really hot-swap). It is described on the=20
> ThinkWiki
> web pages.
>
> There were several versions of Ultrabay - so you need a compatible=20
> version,
> not just some Ultrabay device.
>
> The Ultrabay hard drives are normal drives in a special frame - you=20
> may buy
> separately a frame and a disc.
>
> Vaclav Stepan
>