Re: [Thinkpad] A20 lost its hard drive

From: Julian Thomas <jt_at_jt-mj.net>
Date: Wed Aug 11 2004 - 10:02:40 EDT

In <411A22C3.5010706@mailworks.org>, on 08/11/04
   at 08:44 AM, Rob Bell <RobDBell@mailworks.org> typed:

>The simplest way to troubleshoot is to swap drives between systems.
>Putting a known-good drive into the A20 would identify whether or not
>the controller is happy. Putting the A20 drive into another laptop
>would identify whether the drive works. Either method will get the
>answer - just depends which swap is easier. Of course having two
>systems to do this with isn't always possible. Sorry I'm not much more
>help, but I always have several systems to work with.

Yes. Doesn't seem to be an option, unless the drive would fit in a
Toshiba laptop.
 

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