From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 01:08:38 EST
18gig drives are old news..
20gig is more current..
tosh or IBM..
i have a couple of "i" series..
one with the easy to swap HDD (older, about 14 months old) and one with the hard to
swap HDD (newer, about 10 months old)
i put a 12gig in one of these for a customer in new york..
hard swap, instant recognition of the HDD..
STeve Andre' wrote:
> I have an i1480 with a 6G disk as well. I once asked IBM about what I could
> stuff into it size wise and they said anything up to an 18G disk. It's
> really a
> bios limitation as far as I understand it. There should be nothing unusual
> about
> it. Any 2.5 inch drive should work. Getting the latest bios update for it (it
> came out about 3 months ago, or so) should let you upgrade to a 20G disk.
> I've been waiting for disk prices to fall a bit and my usage to seriously be
> cramped before making the jump.
>
> Bill Morrow noted that the 18G Toshiba disks shut off in a more intelligent
> manner, so thats probably what I'll get, over the IBM disks. From what I've
> seen in all the laptops I maintain, IBM and Toshiba are the leaders in disk
> creation, with IBM always ahead in terms of size, but Toshiba being right up
> there with them in terms of quality. Others make laptop disks as well, but
> I haven't had much experience with them.
>
> The 18G Toshiba is model MK1814GAV; the 20G is MK1026GAP. I forget
> the IBM numbers but going to any place that sells disks will tell you.
>
> --STeve Andre'
>
> At 11:08 AM 11/5/00 -0500, Jim Biggerstaff wrote:
> >Hello All:
> >
> >I'd like to upgrade the 6.4GB HD in my i1480 (2621-480), probably to a 18GB
> >drive. I've seen mentions "here and there" of those who have upgraded their
> >drives , and would like to hear any tips that might help. If anyone can
> >recommend a specific drive that would be a huge help.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >jim
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