Re: [Thinkpad] TP 390E Hard Drive Upgrade Options

It was a DeathStar.
That is the usual sudden death.
----- Original Message -----
From: "RayBay" <canyonlands@gmail.com>
To: <waterfall500@excite.com>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] TP 390E Hard Drive Upgrade Options

> It is a dead duck, in my opinion... I have piles of them thinking I will
> rehabilitate some. All your descriptions tell me it will never run again.
> However, you can often use an adapter kit in a desktop to save all the
> data... Adapter kits run $1.75 to $7.95 at www.frys.com, www.outpost.com,
> www.geek.com, and many others... Sometimes this works only one time...
> Freeze the drive first, then keep it cool. Expect that it may only run
long
> enough for once recover cycle...
>
> We find you can use a modern drive just fine... We make a set of small
> spacers out of balsa wood to compensate for the different sizes... You
> can now get 20 and 30 GB drives cheaply from a number of sources such as
> www.zipzoomfly.com, www.directron.com, www.geeks.com (also old style) and
so
> many others.
>
> RayBay
>
> On 10/25/06, Ben <waterfall500@excite.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Problem Background:
> >
> > Last week the hard drive in my TP 390E failed during boot up. Booting
from
> > a floppy doesn't give any access and as far as I can tell the BIOS
doesn't
> > recognise its presence (there is an '!' by the device when selecting it
in
> > the boot sequence). When powered up it sounds as though it is repeatedly
> > trying to perform a read operation.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > (1) Is there anything to be done with the drive? Any test that I should
> > try before consigning it to, erm, an appropriate recycling facility?
> >
> > (2) The drive is a 4.32 GB Travelstar (DKLA-24320). I would like to
> > replace it with something slightly larger to squeeze a bit more life out
of
> > the laptop. What are the options? Could anyone share their upgrade
> > experience in this area with me.
> >
> > (3) Does anyone have any thoughts on buying a 'refurbished' hard drive?
> >
> > (4) Could anyone recommend a UK supplier?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > TP 390E (2626 DOU) PII 300MHz 128MB 4.3GB Win98
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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