From: Quantrill, Adam (AQuantrill_at_scigen.co.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 12:21:36 EDT
Put it this way - I can buy an HDD from any of probably 50 different
suppliers, with next day delivery, but the caddies maybe from one or
two sources (in the UK) and the supply is not as plentiful. That's
my motivation for leaving the caddy alone and modding the drive, even
if the drive costs more.
Also I do have a soldering iron, but waiting for it to warm up versus
bending the pins is another factor!
- Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Machule [mailto:machule_at_triumf.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, 04 April, 2001 4:46 PM
To: Quantrill, Adam
Cc: thinkpad
Subject: Re: Thinkpad 755 with 6.4gig HD?
HUH ???
Ok, if you don't have a Soldering Iron ..etc then maybe..... bend the pins
.
But how is "hurting" a $100 ish HD better than "hurting" a $30?? caddie ?
BTW the caddie is not hurt in this procedure, unless your Real clumsy ;-}
.peter..
Who had done this procedure more than a few times.
----- Original Message -----
> I use the pin-bending method, this way you only hurt the drive
> (which is replaceable). I can have a look at mine if necessary
> and tell you which pins I bent, but from memory it was the two at
> the very end.
>
> You need to get the pin issue sorted before the 755 will recognise
> the drive.
>
> - Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Machule [mailto:machule_at_triumf.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, 04 April, 2001 12:35 AM
> To: Rob Dainty
> Cc: thinkpad
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad 755 with 6.4gig HD?
>
>
> >Also I'm using the connectors from my previous 810meg drive.
> >(Heard something about bending two of the pins to make it work, is this
> true, if so what do I do?)
> Yup that is the problem .
>
> There is a group of four at the very end .
> You want to isolate the two pins at the very end , the upper and the
lower
> one.
>
> Best way IMHO is to unsolder the 2 pins of the connector which is very
> easy.
> Then run an X-acto knife around the pin to make the hole in the flex cable
a
> little bigger .
> The 2 Hard Drive pins are now isolated and you can always go back.
>
> To get into the Bios of most older thinkpads :
> Hold down the F1 key while you power up the machine.
>
> ...peter..
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Dainty" <rob_at_daint.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 1:02 PM
> Subject: Thinkpad 755 with 6.4gig HD?
>
>
> I have been readingin past messages that it is possible to install a
6.4gig
> hard disk on my Thinkpad 755CD.
>
> My main question is -how-?
>
> I have tried updating the BIOS - No luck
>
> Tried IBM Disk Manager 2000 - Always comes up with error 174.
> Don't know how to get into the CMOS setup on my 755CD so not sure whether
> I'm doing it right. Disk Manager seems to place some files at the start of
> my hard disk drive when I install it, so that it can recognise 2.1gig
plus,
> but it does this to my old drive, it does recognise my new drive.
>
> Also I'm using the connectors from my previous 810meg drive.
> (Heard something about bending two of the pins to make it work, is this
> true, if so what do I do?)
>
>
> Can't copy from 1 drive to another because 755cd only has room for 1
drive.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
> Daint
>
>
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