Re: 2nd hard drive in 755CD?

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From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri Jun 21 2002 - 13:43:32 EDT

It does work but only in Win95
Apparently the secondary IDE would need drivers in DOS in that machine.
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From: "James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com>
To: "Ray Bay" <canyonlands_at_theriver.com>; "Chrys" <chrys_at_addr.com>
Cc: "thinkpad user's discussion list" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: 2nd hard drive in 755CD?

> Ray Bay [mailto:canyonlands_at_theriver.com] wrote:
> > Nope.
> >
> > Well, it is possible for a really, really good technician... but what
> > is the point? Much better to just upgrade to a larger hard drive.
> >
> > Chrys wrote:
> > >
> > > HEllo everyone. I'm wondering: Is it possible to install a second
hard
> > > drive in a Thinkpad 755CD? Instead of using a floppy drive or cdrom
in
> > > the ultrabay? So I'd be running two hard drive at once.
>
> I'm almost _positive_ that the 29H9333 2nd HDD adapter from the 760 series
> Thinkpads worked in my 755CDs.
>
> IIRC I used it to clone 4 HDs when I sold 5 755CDs to a client.
Unfortunately, I
> no longer have an adapter nor a working 755CD.
>
> Perhaps someone else on the list (Denis, Bruce?) who also plays with older
> systems could check this out and let us know if I remember correctly or am
> having another senior moment. ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>

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