From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Tue May 18 1999 - 09:30:17 EDT
Richard..
the 10gig is 12.7mm, not 17mm,
no, 17mm will NOT fit the 570 or 600..
i SAID the geometry was slightly different on the 8gig, 6gig, 14gig and by
extension, the 10gig..
between the OEM and TP option drives
richard wrote:
> Are you saying that all versions of the 10GT are 12.7mm?
>
> Or will a 17mm drive will fit in the 570?
>
> At 12:34 AM 5/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >richard wrote:
> >
> >> I'm thinking of getting a larger drive for my 570 - the 10gb version of the
> >> Travelstar 10GT. Most retailer's description of the drive is different
> >> than IBM's, which confuses me.
> >>
> >they ARE different..marginally..
> >but they'll work fine in your 570 or 600...
> >
> >> IBM's web page says this is a 12.7 mm high drive with part #DCXA-210000.
> >>
> >> Most web sites say the 10gb 10GT is a 17mm high drive with part #25L2709.
> >> Some list it as 12.7 mm. A few say the part # is 21L9590.
> >>
> >> Are there many versions of this drive? (I realize there is an 8gb version
> >> of the 10GT.) Both 17mm and 12.5? I can't find either 25L2709 or 21L9590
> >> on IBM's web site. Is there some part of IBM's web pages I'm missing?
> >>
> >
> >the true thinkpad option drives have a slightly different logical
> >head/cylinder/sector per track geometry than the OEM drives, but most seem to
> >work well...
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