Re: [Thinkpad] Swapping the hard disk

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:29:14 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote:

> This is a very ignorant question.
>
> When I remove the hard drive from new/old T20
> (new to me, old to the world)
> there is what appears to be a piece of white card
> stuck very firmly to the bottom of the disk,
> which prevents me removing the disk from its "cradle".
>
> Am I right in thinking thaty this is indeed just a piece of card,
> and I simply have to use more force to remove the disk?
> Or do I have to get a new cradle for the new disk I have bought?

You don't need a new drive caddy unless you want to be swapping between
drives fast, without the screwing and unscrewing. They use a thin broad
double-sided tape. Unless it's changed its nature over time the glue on
these should "creep" such that prolonged modest pressure will cause it to
separate, albeit slowly, where using more pressure may bend the tray.

Tony
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Received on Mon Mar 20 08:09:56 2006