[ltp] Upgrading a T30

[Arnd Hannemann]

Hi Atul,

Atul Chitnis schrieb:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have an old Thinkpad T30, 256 MB DDR RAM with 1 40 GB hard disk (PATA)
> that has been gathering dust since I switched to an X60s (2 GB DDR2 RAM,
> recently upgraded to 160 GB SATA disk).
> 
> I want to make the T30 more useful, and want to add more RAM and hard
> disk space.
> 
> Questions:
> 
> 1. How much RAM can this machine take? It uses DDR modules, and the
>    official limit is 1 GB, but I have been told that 2 GB is possible?

1 GB modules seem to work (I upgraded one T30 with a 1 GB 266 Mhz
Kingston 266X64SC25/1G)
If both memory slots work then 2 GB maybe well possible. However on a
lot of T30s the second memory slot is buggy. (There are some
workarounds, but they all failed on mine)

> 
> 2. What is the maximum size of hard disk that the machine can handle?
>    Someone told me 80 GB, but is that true? I'd rather throw in a 160 GB
>    Hitachi disk if it is supported.

80 GB would be an unlikely limit.

Best regards,
Arnd