Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:05:05 +1000 From: "Tim Pitman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OK, getting my lazy arse out and buying a big HD I have recently upgraded my Libretto 50 to a 12Gb 9.5mm high drive. I removed the plastic spacers underneath, and didnt have to short any pins to have it work. The only annoyance now is that without installing driver software (which I have yet to find), only 8Gb of the drive can be used in windows. If I cant find a driver (though I know some exist), I will use the remaining 4Gb for Linux. Even with the use of a driver, the Libretto puts its suspend data at what it thinks is the end of the disk (about 8Gb), so to use all the space, 2 partitions are required. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Marques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:50 AM Subject: Re: OK, getting my lazy arse out and buying a big HD > Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:46:17 +0100 (BST) > From: Jose Marques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OK, getting my lazy arse out and buying a big HD > > On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Eugene Hsu wrote: > > > Well per the subject, I believe it is now time for me to upgrade my > > Libretto's HD. I have the 70CT, and since I have been on this list, we all > > speak of the 9.5 mm drives fitting. The only problem seemed to be that > > memory chips were becoming unsocketed(?) for some people with the 70CT and a > > 9.5 mm drive. Since 8.45 mm drives are rare (and not cheap it seems), I > > figured that I would get a 12GB 9.5 mm drive. > > My understanding is that it is the L50 has problems with 9.5mm drives. > The L70 is slightly thinker than the L50 and as far as I am aware is sold > with a 9.5mm drive. I also understand that the BIOS in the L70 may have > problems with 12GB drives - one post I read mentioned that one drive need > two of its connectors to be shorted to put it in a suitable operating mode > (sorry lost the reference). Your best bet may be to stick with 8GB or > less. > > -- > Jose Marques > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
