From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 19:13:02 EST
Huh?
You mean you never had a hard drive in this unit?
You may want to try a BIOS upgrade, the early original BIOS may have only
supported a 540MB drive.
Does this drive work? Have you tried it in another machine? You are not
giving out enough info to get any real help.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Toni" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: hard drive ? 755xx
> 1.2G in original caddy. ASM p/n 85G8562. there is only 1 drive.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> To: Toni <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 7:07 PM
> Subject: Re: hard drive ? 755xx
>
>
> > Now wait
> > what was the original drive, and what is the make of the new drive. All
> > drives do not jumper the same.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Toni" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>
> > To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 5:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: hard drive ? 755xx
> >
> >
> > > Hi Bruce,
> > > 1.2G in original caddy. ASM p/n 85G8562. i tried drive in an altered
> caddy
> > > (pins 59+60 cut) just in case that was the problem. no go.
> > > thanks, toni
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
> > > To: Toni <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 3:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: hard drive ? 755xx
> > >
> > >
> > > > How big is the drive, and what caddy is it in? Did you re-use the
> > original
> > > > caddy, and if so, what size was the orginal drive?
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Toni" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>
> > > > To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 2:08 PM
> > > > Subject: hard drive ? 755xx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > drive was just shipped to me. computer will not boot with drive
> > > installed
> > > > > even with bootable floppy. shows the memory installed and then
just
> > > gives
> > > > a
> > > > > blinking cursor. easy setup says drive is OK. what's the matter?
> yes,
> > > it
> > > > is
> > > > > seated correctly.
> > > > > thanks for any suggestions, toni
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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