[ltp] [FYI] Enabling full SATA II speed on T61/X61 ThinkPads
Cowyn Li
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:05 +0800
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 at 08:29:33 +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> On sam., 2010-07-24 at 12:10 +0800, Cowyn Li wrote:
> > in case you are involved and haven't been aware of this, please check
> > it
> > out at:
> > <http://forum.notebookreview.com/6501443-post75.html>
> >
> > I'v just patched the BIOS on my T61, here's a diff of simple speed
> > test:
>
> Usual warnings should apply here, “patching a BIOS” doesn't look like a
> simple, harmless operation. For anyone interested please see the
> disclaimer at the url above.
>
> Don't try this at home, kids!
>
> And now that's it's done, this is with the original HD? 5400 or 7200rpm?
No, the original is HITACHI HTS54252, which was moved to ultrabay slim
with a 2nd HD adapter.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Yves-Alexis
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Rgds,
Cowyn.