Re: [Thinkpad] 40GB HD in i-Series 1200?

On Wednesday 09 July 2003 11:39, David Ross wrote:
> > 40GB drive (Fujitsu MHT-2040AT) into my i-Series - and it works fine!
> > For those who are interested, my BIOS version is V1.00R (I haven't
> > tried newer version due to the lack of a floppy drive).
>
> Note that if you are running Windows 95 or later, then the OS is
> bypassing the BIOS to see your HD.

I'm using LINUX.

> If so, you still don't know for sure of your BIOS can handle this drive.

I know for sure that the BIOS is supporting the drive because it shows it in
the "System Information" menu with the correct size, etc..

> Does it matter?

It does very much, because AFAIK if the drive isn't recorgnized by the BIOS
it's not possible to boot from it. In a desktop PC this isn't a problem
because one might be able to boot from another drive but on my laptop I
don't have that option. Of course I might be able to start LINUX from a
bootable CD but that's not really a nice solution.

Felix

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