[ltp] Re: [Thinkpad] Apparent SATA controller on my T43

[Bruce Markowitz]

No, you can't because the plug is IDE. But yes, it is a hybrid and thus a 
royal pain in the ass.
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From: "Timothy Murphy" <gayleard@eircom.net>
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Subject: [Thinkpad] Apparent SATA controller on my T43


>
> I was surprised to find the other day that apparently
> I have a SATA controller on my Thinkpad T43 model 2668-8AG.
>
> According to lspci (under Linux):
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M)
> SATA Controller (rev 03)
>
> Could I really put a SATA drive in this machine?
> If so, would the usual restriction apply?
> (I mean, the annoying but not disabling message
> that tells me the drive in use is not on the approved list.)
>
> I have 3 T43's (or 4, if one dead one is included),
> and this is the first one that says it has a SATA controller.
>
>
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