From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 22:42:53 EST
This is that same old addressing issue..
either get new HDD shells, or isolate the 4 drive select pins.. :-)
peter machule TRIUMF TISOL GROUP wrote:
> I'm replacing the 810Mb (DSOA-20810) Hard Drives in a number of our Thinkpad
> 760E /760XL 's
> with a new IBM DKLA-24320 (4320 MB).
> It does not work .
> The HD spins up but the Thinkpad does not see it in the BIOS.
> i.e.. the Drive Icon is grayed out.
> The Thinkpad 760XL has the latest Bios .
> According to IBM's PDF files , both drives are the same from a pinout point
> of view.
> http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/table.htm
> The 4.3GB tests fine with an adapter in a desktop .
>
> The (810 MB ) caddy in question is a
> 29H9366 , 29H9315 ,29H9316.
> The cable used is a P/N 29H9422 .
>
> To completely confuse the issue, the 4.3GB HD works with the caddy from a
> IBM 2.1GB
> (DCRA-22110 ).
> This caddy is a:
> 82H8489 ( FRU) , 82H8490 (ASM) , 82H8495.
> The cable used in this one is P/N 82H5536.
> Unfortunately I can not use this caddy since it is too high for the 760E's .
> Also, I only have one .
>
> The Thinkpad division has issued a case number ,
> but I hoped you folks would have a better idea.
> CASE # 14634851
>
> Peter Machule
> Engineering Research
> TRIUMF -UBC
> machule_at_triumf.ca
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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