Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad 700C

Steve.

I looked it up.

The 80, 120 and 160 MB HD's were all ESDI, but the 240 and 340 MB HD's were
IDE.
The Upgrade was an IDE controller and would presumably accept even larger
drives.
Maybe that's what you remember.

Well. I'll settle with the 120MB ESDI HD anyway. It's probably impossible to
get that upgrade 2. hand.

Have installed a Danish version of OS/2 Warp all day BTW and found some
video codecs and utilities on the net.
Actually......it's a fine machine. Compared to my PS2 P70-386 it's a
revolution in portable computing.

If anyone have 700C/720C-spareparts they wish to give to charity....feel
free ;-)

Best regards
Brian Hougaard Baldersbæk
Frejasvej 14
6400 Sønderborg
Denmark

----- Original Message -----
From: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] ThinkPad 700C

Wow.... This brings back memories. Among the best were all the
people in 1993 who stared at the screen, not believing that anything
that pretty could be that thin...

I had the 120M disk, and looked up getting a larger disk. From what
I remember, you should be able to get the 340M disk in there. You
might also be able to get the 500M and 800M esdi disks in as well. I
don't recall having to change the system board for that, but I could
be wrong. I think comp.sys.laptops would be a good place to ask.

I hope the hinges are OK. I had five screens replaced in a time span
of 21 months of using it.

Have fun with it.

--STeve Andre'

On Tuesday 04 May 2004 06:45 pm, [DK6400] Brian Hougaard Baldersbæk wrote:
> Got my new toy today. Age: 11 years.
> Manufactured spring 1993.
>
> Bright and clear TFT display. Works perfect. Only one pixelerror.
> Battery is charging (+4 hours), but if it's actually working..naaah.
> TrackPoint is dead, but the external PS2-mouse is okay.
>
> 486SLC 25/50 MHz, 16MB RAM and 120MB ESDI HD.
> DOS and OS/2 Warp.
>
> This, the very first ThinkPad can be upgraded with a 340 ESDI HD.
> The HMM says in the Parts Listing, that there is (were) a 240/340 MB
> Upgrade System Board available with FRU#53G7823.
>
> Is this a different ESDI controller, because the original can't handle
more
> than 120MB ?
>
> This must be a question for the elderly within the mailinglist ;-)
>
> By the way. The rubberpaint seems very sensitive. One must be very careful
> not to peel it of with a nail. At least that's how it feels.
> Have had two PS2 Note 51sx with so deteriated rubberpaint, that it
actually
> was glue. At some point IBM must have changed the perscription of the
> coating.....since the 600/770's in this house doesn't have this fragile
> feeling.
>
> With my very best regards
> Brian Hougaard Baldersbaek
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