[ltp] T61 Ultrabay

[Poul Anker Gensmann]

John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:47:13 +0100
> Poul Anker Gensmann <pa@gensmann.com> dijo:

>> I've used 500GB and 100GB non-Lenovo drives in my T60 PATA and T61p SATA 
>> ultrabay for a long time and they work just fine for me.
> 
> Do you recall the make and model of the 500GB drive? I'd rather buy one
> that is known to work than take chances. I don't think Lenovo sells a
> drive that big.

It's a Samsung HM500LI, see
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?group=72&type=62&subtype=67&model_cd=373

It's 9,5 mm high. I've seen different reports on how 12,5 mm drives fit 
and decided to go with a 9,5mm.

As others have remarked, Lenovo does not support non-Lenovo drives. I've 
  had my system board replaced under the on-site warranty while this 
harddisk and 4 GB non-Lenovo RAM was installed. He asked for the 
original RAM to test if that would change things (fried board, couldn't 
turn on the laptop), but as it didn't he put the others back in. No 
comments on the harddrive though.

So unless you're buying for the whole company and off-site repair is a 
regular thing, I wouldn't worry about it.

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Venlig hilsen/Best regards Poul Anker Gensmann
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