[Thinkpad] Re: One more 560 Q!

> On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 09:43:43AM -0500, James H. E. Maugham wrote:
>
>>Vicky Lamburn wrote:
>>>Is this possible with this method and how would it be possible.
>>
>>No, it's not possible. The PC card slot isn't supported natively by the BIOS as
>>a BOOT device.

That's a shame, it works on the 560x. I just had to press F1 on boot and
select the card as a start up device.

> The only thing you could do is replace the hard drive with an IDE/flash adapter. However you would have to be willing to:
>
> (a) Open your machine
> (b) Lose the ability to remove the flash card easily (as it would be inside)
> (c) Lose the HD's storage capacity (Although 8 gig flash cards are due out this quarter it's a lot of money to spend on this kind of machine. ;-) )

Anyone who has loaded WIN95 using ONE floppy shouldn't be afraid to swap
out the hard drive.

As far as solid state drives go the same Silicon Tech 800 Mb IDE card
that I am using for my C: drive is still available on E-bay (Item #
2786053668) for $60.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2786053668&category=51076>
800 Mb works fine for WIN98 Lite, I've still got 200 Mb free. I'd assume
WIN95 wouldn't require much more space.
All my data is on a 1 Gb CF card which I can remove and plug into my
other 560x or my desktop.
Running the solid state C: drive seems to help the battery life, I get
3-4 hours on the battery that was in the 560x when I bought it.

-- 
Andrew in Ann Arbor
560x! lighter, cheaper, faster?
Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad....
technology is the answer, what was the question?
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