Re: [Thinkpad] [TP600] New Hard Disk

I've used 60 giggers with no issues, AND an updated bios.
Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilfried" <woitrain.wilfried@wanadoo.fr>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] [TP600] New Hard Disk

> Hello Everybody,
>
> I just bought a new hard disk : a 20 GB - 4200 rpm IBM model
> IC25N020ATCS04-0.
>
> I want this disk to replace my 3.2 GB which is currently in my TP 600.
> (I said 600, not 600E or 600X... ;)...)
>
> My TP 600 is model 2645-41U, w/ PII 233 (upgraded to PII 333), 192 MB
> SDRAM PC-66, Windows 2K SP3 runs fine.
>
> In the BIOS, the new HD is detected, and the test says it's OK.
>
> So, I tried to install Windows 2000.
>
> I booted from the CD, and the first part of installation (before the
> first reboot of the notebook) ran fine.
>
> But, when the PC reboot, I get a "Disk Read error, Press
> Ctrl-Alt-Suppr". Perhaps the NTFS format wasn't good....
> I went to the Recovery Console to do a fixmbr and a fixboot, but nothing
> new...
>
> So I decided to install Windows 98SE... It ran fine, and half an hour
> after, I was on Windows 98 Desktop.
>
> Conclusion : The read error is not here because of a bad hard disk (I
> hope so !...) I think its because of the BIOS (never updated.)
>
> So, now, my questions :
>
> - I thought the TP 600 could use a 20 GB HD... Is that wrong ?
> - I haven't upgraded the bios yet. Is that necessary ? (I'd prefer
> another solution, upgrading the BIOS scares me...)
> - I saw a program to upgrade the HD firmware on IBM's pages. Should I
> run this utility before upgrading the BIOS ?
>
> Thank you !
>
> Cheers !
>
> Wilfried, from France.
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