[ltp] PATA hard drive in Thinkpads
Bill Andrus
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:02:24 -0500
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linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org wrote on 02/08/2009 09:27:18 AM=
:
> What is that latest model Thinkpad that is compatible with PATA
> connector interface hard drives used in the models for years 2000
> through 2004 or so? I have an old Thinkpad with a newly upgraded, la=
rge
> capacity hard drive, but the mother board has failed, and I would lik=
e
> to find a newer one that can reuse the new hard drive.
If your drive is 12.5mm high, like in the T2x or A3x series, the A31 or=
T23
is probably the newest popular ThinkPad series to look at. If your dri=
ve
is 9.5mm high, then the T42 seems to run about everything claiming
IDE/EIDE/PATA interfaces. The T43 have a PATA drive connector, but its=
got
hairy restrictions on drives that the BIOS won't bitch about -- essenti=
ally
you have one Seagate, one Fujitsu and maybe two Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM
drives that are fully compatible with the latest T43 BIOS. Smaller dri=
ves
increase your chances for compatibility. I run several T43 and love th=
e
cheap memory cost, and put up with the hard drive quirks because Window=
s 7
Ultimate loaded up on my 2GHz T43 ATI X300 64MB VRAM and runs great, ju=
st
like my big T60s.
Your mileage will certainly vary, as others are going to mention shortl=
y.=
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<p><tt>linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org wrote on 02/08/2009 09:2=
7:18 AM:<br>
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> What is that latest model Thinkpad that is compatible with PATA<br=
>
> connector interface hard drives used in the models for years 2000<=
br>
> through 2004 or so? I have an old Thinkpad with a newly upgr=
aded, large<br>
> capacity hard drive, but the mother board has failed, and I would =
like<br>
> to find a newer one that can reuse the new hard drive.<br>
</tt><br>
<tt>If your drive is 12.5mm high, like in the T2x or A3x series, the A3=
1 or T23 is probably the newest popular ThinkPad series to look at. &nb=
sp;If your drive is 9.5mm high, then the T42 seems to run about everyth=
ing claiming IDE/EIDE/PATA interfaces. The T43 have a PATA drive =
connector, but its got hairy restrictions on drives that the BIOS won't=
bitch about -- essentially you have one Seagate, one Fujitsu and maybe=
two Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM drives that are fully compatible with the la=
test T43 BIOS. Smaller drives increase your chances for compatibi=
lity. I run several T43 and love the cheap memory cost, and put u=
p with the hard drive quirks because Windows 7 Ultimate loaded up on my=
2GHz T43 ATI X300 64MB VRAM and runs great, just like my big T60s.</tt=
><br>
<br>
<tt>Your mileage will certainly vary, as others are going to mention sh=
ortly.</tt><br>
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