From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Thu Mar 01 2001 - 18:06:51 EST
the original caddy is unsuitable for that 3gig drive..
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: "Richard Rovelstad" <richard.rovelstad_at_worldnet.att.net>;
<wvantuyl_at_iso.net>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Larger harddrives in older Thinkpads
> He is probably trying to use the original caddy. No good,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Rovelstad <richard.rovelstad_at_worldnet.att.net>
> To: <wvantuyl_at_iso.net>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:21 PM
> Subject: RE: Larger harddrives in older Thinkpads
>
>
> > I have a 3.1gb Toshiba in my 755cd w/o an overlay, but that's a little
> newer
> > than yours. I use IBM's Disk Manager in my 300 w/ 800mb.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Van Tuyl [mailto:wvantuyl_at_iso.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:50 PM
> > To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> > Subject: Larger harddrives in older Thinkpads
> >
> >
> > O.K., so I tried to get a 3GB hd in a 755C and I haven't
> > succeeded yet. Before I waste another gob of hours, has any
> > one gotten a drive bigger than 2+GB in a 360 thru 755
> > series?
> >
> > I tried several disk managers but no luck. I keep getting a
> > 174 (hard drive) error. If I could get to the drive table I
> > might be able to set a basic drive (1024/64/63) but then how
> > would BIOS keep it? Anyone know of a BIOS setup program
> > that would work?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
>
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