From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 10:08:36 EST
Be VERY careful with the desktop adaptors. If you put the drive in backwards
you will burn it up
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Serafin" <jps_at_pobox.com>
To: <williams_at_u.washington.edu>; "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: 770ED accessories
> > Also, can the hard drives be adapted to a desktop system? What about PC
> > Cards? Are there adapters for those?
>
> There are adapters that allow a 2.5" disk to be used in a 3.5" drive bay,
> mechanically and electrically. They are simple and work fine.
>
> There are also PCMCIA desktop adapters. I don't have direct experience
> with them, but I have read of some people having trouble with some of
> them with some cards.
> --
> John P. Serafin | Operating a bicycle is more like driving than riding.
> jps at pobox com | Operating an automobile is more like riding than
driving.
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