From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu Jan 28 1999 - 01:39:50 EST
Jonathan..
1. 6.4gig works wonderfully in the 701..
2. do not use any jumpers on it if/when you swap it for the current
HDD..
3. No bios update is needed.. but if you want to use fat32, you'll need
to make a fat16 partition for the hibernate file, since the bios won't
recognise fat32..
4. 3.5 to 2.5 adapters are all over the place.. prices from $4 to $24
depending...
5. No, you can leave it in the caddy, but you'll need to fabricate a
special connector..
SO.. its easier to just remove the drive from the caddy and plug it into
the desktop adapter..
Jonathan Berry wrote:
> I have two questions about 701 hard drives, which are of the
> slim or 12 mm or 12.5 mm variety.
>
> 1. If I put a 6.4 GM IBM Travelstar 12 mm drive in my thinkpad,
> will I need a BIOS upgrade? I know that they require a special
> "caddy", and a TORX screwdriver, but fortunately I have both.
>
> 2. I would also like to get a 2.5" - to - IDE adaptor so that I
> can, say, backup my 701 drive on a desktop machine. Can I just
> buy one of the standard adaptors, or will I need something
> special? Will it mean I have to take the drive out of its
> caddy?
>
> --
> cheers
> Jonathan
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