Re: TP340 HD upgrade

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Wed Jul 07 1999 - 17:26:36 EDT

Tom..
most likely bios related..
get the latest bios (if they even still list it) and try again..
that 340 is quite old and a 540meg drive was unheard of at that time..

Tom Trottier wrote:

> Hi, I'm back again.
> I have a thinkpad 340 (in addition to a couple of 701s) and want to
> install a 540MB HD from a 701 in the 340.
>
> I've installed it physically - the pins & size all match, but the 340
> hangs up.
>
> Do I need a BIOS upgrade, or is this an impossible thing, or...
>
> TIA, Tom
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