Thanks Michael and Rev. Stewart and everyone. I am almost there. Can I do this with my USB dongle that allows me to connect it to the bare new drive and Norton Ghost 2003 which I already own ?? Anyone comment on the ata150 backward compatible to ata100 issue? ...tia!
-----Original Message----- From: Michel Lowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 12:32 AM To: 'rlsimon' Subject: RE: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad Like Rev. Stewart said, I upgraded from a 50G Hitachi HTS54106 to a 160G WD using Acronis True Image. I never bothered checking with the helpful IBM support guys. I bought a 2.5" mini-enclosure (Bytecc)with USB 2.0 from Newegg, installed the WD in it and dongled the new HDD to the ThinkPad. I burned a clone with Acronis, de-installed the Hitachi and installed the WD in its place. Booted right up! I swapped the Hitachi into the Bytecc enclosure and now I've got an offsite backup for My Documents. It was fairly painless. I have a T61 ThinkPad and it is definitely ATA150. Go to the IBM/Lenovo site and verify your config or just pop out the drive -- it's pretty easy -- and take a look. -Mike __________________ Michel David Lowe Purcellville, VA > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rlsimon > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad > > ...called IBM who warned against getting faster than 5400 and bigger > than 80gb which I think is c**p ...I see sites recommending 120gb-5400 > and 100gb-7200 ...how do I choose? do they have a point or am I > crazy? the IBM tech seemed a little squirrley!! I have my eye on a > Hitachi Travelstar with > one of the 2 specs above ...what to do?? woe is me! ...tia! > > -----Original Message----- > From: rlsimon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:08 PM > To: 'Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List' > Subject: HDD upgrade for thinkpad > > > x31 2672XXL pIV1.4 1gbRAM has 40gb in it full up bursting ...some say > Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 7200 is best ...some say noisier than 5400 in > there now ...some say more heat with 7200 others say not seems IBM > OEM is Hitachi anyhow ...others say samsung or wd better or quieter > ...which would you fellahs recommend? > > > > ********************************************************************** > ** > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
