Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad 2600-8TA (aka 310ED, 315ED)

Replace the CD drive
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Neilson" <xkarzid@bigpond.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad 2600-8TA (aka 310ED, 315ED)

I have a 2nd hand ThinkPad 2600-8TA (aka 315ED). The "hardware Manual"
(310hmm.pdf) lists diagnostic and maintenance floppy disks:

Diskette Part, Form Number:
ThinkPad 310 Diagnostics Diskette 05L1936, S05L-1936
ThinkPad 310 Maintenance Diskette 05L1770, S05L-1770

IBM tells me that these are no longer available. Can anyone email them to me
please ? If so, please reply and I'll send you my email address.

The basic problem is that the CD drive is recognized by the OS but when I
try to read it the error message says there is no disc inserted. It won't
boot from a bootable CD so it appears to be a hardware problem, not a
software one. Any ideas ??

BTW I found a neat device which turns one PCMCIA port into two USB2.0 ports.
So I can use my 128MB thumb drive to install stuff. But I'd much prefer to
use the CD drive.

John Neilson
xkarzid@bigpond.com

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