Re: [Thinkpad] thinkpad 600x doesn't recognize new cloned drive

what are you using to clone these drives..??

acronis true image ver 8, apricorns EZ gig or ghost 9 are the usual group of
suspects and all should do the job..

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tree" <iamtree@pacbell.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:38 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] thinkpad 600x doesn't recognize new cloned drive

> I just upgrade my old 30gb hard drive to a new hitachi
> 60 gb drive (I have actually done this with 3
> different cloning programs). I put the new 60 gig
> drive in my ultrabay slot and the cloning program
> seemed to work. I am using window xp with the sp2
> patch. The computer can recognize the hard drive in
> the ultrabay slot and everything is there...all the
> data anad the extra space. However, when I take the 60
> gb drive out and put it in the primary slot (removing
> the old hard drive), the computer doesn't recognize
> the drive...it doesn't even get to the windows splash
> screen (I get a 174 error message). Also, when I try
> to look at the hard drive when booting with a floppy
> or with a win xp installation disk it doesn't find the
> drive either. One more curious thing, when I leave the
> 60 gb drive in the ultrabay slot and changee the bios
> to boot off the secondary drive or hdd 2 it seems to
> boot ok...I can see the yellow light flashing in the
> bay. Anyone have ideas on what is going on or what to
> try doing to get this drive to work in the primary
> slot? Thanks Tree
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