Re: Upgrading hard disk in 560E...

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sat May 22 1999 - 02:47:05 EDT

Henry..
the 560E will take up to a 6.4gig drive..
i have one in my 560E..

Henry S. Greenside wrote:

> I have run out of space for the 2 GB drive that came
> with my 560E 166 MHz Thinkpad and would like to replace
> this drive with a 6 GB drive.
>
> Does the Thinkpad BIOS make any special assumptions
> about what hard disk is in the computer or about how it
> is formatted? Someone on the Net told me that I could
> use any 2.5" 12 mm hard drive (e.g., one can get a 6 GB
> drive for about $250 via NECX) but is this correct?
>
> Please reply by e-mail to me directly since I rarely
> read this group.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Henry 

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