RE: [Thinkpad] DVD drive error in 600X

The 600X definitely has two IDE channels. My DVD drive has no
jumpers. A CD-ROM drive from my 600E also has no jumpers.
Remember that the poster wrote that a CD-ROM drive in that bay
works fine. I've never seen mention of a jumper in the bay,
either.

I would second the idea of testing with the DVD drive only,
removing the hard drive and seeing what happens.

Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Philip [mailto:exocomp.usa@verizon.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:14 AM
> To: Chris Schumann
> Cc: thinkpad@stderr.org
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] DVD drive error in 600X
>
>
> Is there a chance that maybe the DVD drive has jumpers making it a primary
> versus a slave what it should be ? For example, I remember 760
> Tp's cd roms had
> a small slot behind the cd rom with a pin that changed it primary
> or secondary ?
> Just a thought before returning it, or ruling out that it might
> be a defect.
> Another thought that comes to mind is, take the hard drive out,
> leave the dvd
> rom in, and power up the unit. Run the test and see if you get
> any errors ? At
> least narrow the error code down to either the DVD being faulty,
> or the only
> fact that both the hd and dvd won't work together. Someone help
> me out here,
> but doesnt the 600X only have one ide channel ???
>
> Justin ~ website: http://exocompusa.com email : exocomp.usa_at_verizon.net
>
> Chris Schumann wrote:
>
> > > From: "James V. Bohen" <jbohen@compuserve.com>
> >
> > > I have an IBM 6X DVD Drive FRU P/N 27L3873. I am attempting to
> > > use it in a
> > > Thinkpad 600x 2645-4EU. Ordinarily there's a CD-ROM in there, and
> > > everything works normally. When I insert the DVD drive in
> the machine and
> > > turn it on, I get a 174 error message (configuration error).
> > >
> > > There appears to be no way to enter EZ Setup with DVD drive in
> > > Ultraslimbay.
> > > Holding down F1 during startup still leads to a 174 error and
> > > then a screen
> > > giving two choices: OK and Restart. OK leads to another screen
> > > saying "174"
> > > and an arrow pointing to a graphic of a manual. No further choices.
> > > "Restart" boots into Win 2000, but no drive D: recognized.
> > >
> > > Any ideas what is wrong here or what to do?
> > >
> > > Jim Bohen
> >
> > My 600X manual says 174 is a device configuration error. It says to
> > ensure the device in the UltraSlimBay (and the hard drive) are
> > "firmly installed."
> >
> > I'd say the drive is faulty, and it's probably the connector.
> > Looking at mine (27L3915), there's just an edge connector, so you
> > can't just bend some pins. If not the connector, there's some problem
> > with the drive, like firmware or some other failure that makes the
> > startup tests fail.
> >
> > Download the Hardware Maintenance Manual. On page 19, it says to
> > "1. Check device configuration. 2. Hard disk drive assembly.
> > 3. System board."
> >
> > I'd test the drive in another machine if you have that option.
> >
> > If all else fails, there are new drives on eBay for $50 each.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> > Chris
> >
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