Re: [Thinkpad] Seagate 120GB hard disk in T43

Some drives give the error, some do not.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pretty Good Tech Srvcs" <canyonlands@gmail.com>
To: <tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Seagate 120GB hard disk in T43

We have one working for a client, and never got the error message. Installed
last Saturday. Seagate Momentus 160 GB 5400 rpm FDE.2 in 2668. Used Seatools
to setup. Then performed a clean install with the seven disc recover set,
and all drivers and BIOS updates. Perhaps your problem is with the way the
data was moved, as we have had similar problems on 80 GB and 100 GB but
without that error message. Or perhaps it is only the 120, as ours was 160.

On 7/18/07, Timothy Murphy <tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
>
>
> Is anyone happily running Windows XP with one of these large Seagate
> disks?
> I tried one in my T43 (model 1871-12G).
> It works perfectly in the Ultrabay.
> But when I put it in the hard drive bay
> I get the warning
> --------------------------------
> The hard disk drive you have installed has not been qualified
> for use in this computer or does not have the latest firmware.
> Using a drive that is not qualified may cause compatibility issues
> and potential data loss.
>
> To automatically continue after this message is displayed
> without having to press <Esc>, restart the computer,
> press <F1> during Power-on and look under "Startup"
> in the BIOS Setup Utility.
>
> Press <Esc> to continue
>
> Press <F1> to Setup
> --------------------------------
>
> On entering Setup, I can change the setting so that booting continues
> after 2 seconds, but I don't seem able to get rid of the message.
>
> Also I've had some problems with Windows with the disk in this position,
> though Linux works fine.
> [But the Windows problem could be something to do with the fact that
> I used Partition Manager to copy the Windows partition from my old disk.]
>
> In any case, I just wondered if anyone is running XP on a T43
> with one of these large Seagate disks, without any problems?
>
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