From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue Oct 29 2002 - 12:03:39 EST
james..
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Cordially, :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com>
To: <epbrown01_at_att.net>; "Bill Morrow" <Bill_at_thinkpads.com>; "Thinkpad List"
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Cc: "Thinkpads_at_Yahoogroups. Com" <thinkpads_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Finally Bit the Bullet, and It's SWEET!!
> After a long period of convincing myself that I didn't need yet another
antique
> laptop to add to my ever-growing pile, I recently broke down and picked up
a
> 701C to play with. This now completes my collection of 7XX machines as I
have to
> hand, or have previously owned, one (or more!) representative model of
every
> type/series from the 700C to the 770Z.
its about time..!!
>
> What can I say about the 701 that hasn't been said before ad infinitum, ad
> nauseum. It's very easy to see how this became such an icon of the times
and a
> cherished possession of the laptop cognoscenti. The build quality is among
the
> best I've seen and rivals the 600 and 770 series, this thing is a little
tank!
>
> I'm in the process of upgrading from the original 360MB HD to one of my
spare
> 6.4GBs and will be loading W98SE on it. I'm also considering a P133MHz
processor
> upgrade a la' Ed Mendelson.
>
> All of which has raised a few questions, to wit: Does the original HD
carrier
> support "new" HDs, or does it suffer from the same Master/Slave problem as
the
> 755 series? If they do suffer from the problem, is there a workaround akin
to
> the selective surgery one can perform on old 755 trays?
nope, the 701 HDD caddy only covers the IDE pins and NOT the drive select
pins..
to upgrade to a new spec HDD just don't use the small shorting jumper now
present on the older spec 340, 540 or 720meg drive..
mounting holes are different, but this is of little concern..
besides i can still get new (aftermarket) HDD caddys for the 701 with
'universal' holes..
>
> Anyone know where to get memory for one of these puppies? (Bill, you still
got
> any?) I'm looking to add 32MB. Did anyone _ever_ find a 64MB stick that
would
> work in the 701?
yes, i have or can get new 32meg parts..
>
> Anything else needed to open one up beside a T6 Torx?
>
yes, a T-1 for the four screws across the front..
> If anyone has any insights or thoughts on the 701 experience they'd like
to
> share, please feel free to email me off-list. (Ed? Emanuel? Bill??)
>
be careful when disassembling the machine, be VERY careful removing the
memory door as the two tiny latches break easily..
the keyboard, once the screws are removed, slides backward a quarter inch
and then lifts upward..
uhmm, thats about it..
that i can think of for now..
> Regards,
>
> James
>
>
>
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