[ltp] T43P HD upgrade
Michael Ott
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:50:43 -0000 (GMT)
Hello Aaron!
> I think this is pretty risky -- I believe the T43 was the line where
> the BIOS locked the machine to only work with specific HD models
> (supposedly due to performance or compatibility concerns with the IDE
> to SATA bridge?). You may have limited success if you don't get an
> upgrade drive directly from Lenovo.
I tried a harddisk which are allowed and not. The model (7K60) is allowed
but my harddisk was to old and no bios update helped. It works but i got
a terrible peep and an error message when I switch on the laptop.
>> I have a 60GB drive and want to go to at least 100GB. What is a good HD
>> to
>> use for this?
CU
Michael
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