[ltp] Replace CD Drive In R31

[Simon Royal]

Jason

USB disk drive support? This is an internal drive. I am replacing the
actual drive inside the UltraBay caddy/casing.

And, what is an h-l drive?

Simon

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Jay Brooks <jaybrooks76@gmail.com> wrote:
> Probably... it could also be from the usb disk drive support turned off i=
n
> the bios.=C2=A0 If that doesn't work then your probably wright. Try anoth=
er brand
> just stick with h-l drives and there shouldn't be a problem
>
> Sent via MOTOBLUR=E2=84=A2 on Verizon Wireless
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> From: Simon Royal <mrsimonroyal@gmail.com>
> To: Linux ThinkPad <linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org>
> Sent: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:15:08 GMT+00:00
> Subject: RE: Re: [ltp] Replace CD Drive In R31
>
> Jason
>
> It boots to bios, then just skips the cd drive and goes straight to grub.
>
> I used known good CDs so its not that. The same disc boots fine from the
> original CD drive.
>
> If I pop the drive in while the machine is on it works fine, can even bur=
n
> from it.
>
> Just wont boot from any CD I put in it.
>
> It must be an incompatibility in the drive.
>
> Simon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:Jason Brooks
> To:linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject:Re: [ltp] Replace CD Drive In R31
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Simon Royal wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am looking to replace the CD drive in my R31. It only has a CD-ROM
>> and I would like at least DVD reading and CD burning options. I am not
>> too bothered about DVD burning, but it would be nice.
>>
>> I know most laptops use non-standard drive cases with standard drives
>> inside them. Changing the actual drive - taking it out of its specific
>> casing and popping a new drive in - is easier and cheaper than buying
>> an official one. I had this countless times with Macs. I popped a slot
>> loading DVD burner in my G3 PowerBook.
>>
>> Ive been looking about for a new official drive for my ThinkPad and
>> all I can find is a DVD ROM anyway. That is another bonus of
>> constructing a custom drive - you can add capabilities that are not
>> normally available. I doubt there was ever an official DVD burner for
>> my R31.
>>
>> I have a combo drive which I have used in other machines - a Panasonic
>> UJDA760. I fitted it in my R31 but it would not boot a CD from it. I
>> took the whole drive caddy out - by pressing the button and pulling
>> out the tab - and the machine boots fine. I then popped it back in and
>> was able to burn a number of CDs on it (under Ubuntu). So the drive
>> works, I just dont understand why it wont boot from it. Is my drive a
>> bit dodgy or does the R31 require certain type drives to boot from.
>>
>> I am not too bothered about bezels, as this is the usual the sticking
>> point .
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Simon
>>
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>
> when you say it wont boot up do you mean it stays at the thinkpad logo
> or that it just doesn't boot a boot disk? If it is at the thinkpad
> logo it is the drive. There are a lot of devices that will do this. My
> sony ebook reader does this. My Ipod does this. It is just not
> compatible with the bios device probe. Probably because it doesn't
> identify something the bios is waiting for.. who knows. You need to
> stick with H-L drives. They are 100% compatible.
>
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> JaY
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