Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:28:14 -0700
From: "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CT50 and 20G drives -=*SORTED*=-
I can't say for sure, the best you can do is try them. But my 50 used to have a
4.3Gig Travelstar, and it worked fine overclocked or not.
Dan Ridenhour wrote:
> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:55:48 -0500
> From: "Dan Ridenhour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: CT50 and 20G drives -=*SORTED*=-
>
> Neil,
>
> If you don't mind me asking... what drive are you using? Is it the IBM 20gb
> Travelstar?
> Im asking this as I have a number of 5gb IBM travelstar drives left over
> from recent
> notebook upgrades that im wondering what to do with. Could these 9.5mm 5gb
> IBM
> travelstar drives be used in Libretto 50ct's?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: neil barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, July 26, 2001 1:06 PM
> Subject: RE: CT50 and 20G drives -=*SORTED*=-
>
> >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 17:58:49
> >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: CT50 and 20G drives -=*SORTED*=-
> >
> >Ok folks, here's the biz...
> >
> >The CT50, overclocked using the bus multiplier to 100MHz, will *not*
> operate
> >correctly with the IBM 20G drive. The disk testing software which comes
> with
> >the big disk manager from IBM reports the fault as a faulty cable (!) from
> >which I can only assume that some odd timing quirk is upsetting the drive.
> >
> >At 75M, or at 100M using the CPU multiplier, it works fine.
> >
> >The system allocates all the way to cylinder 1023 if allowed to so I've
> left
> >space immediately after that for hibernation. Haven't tested hibernation
> yet
> >though.
> >
> >All I need now is for someome (Pres?) to tell me again which file is needed
> >to make W98 see the floppy...
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Neil
> >
> >
> >>From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: RE: CT50 and 20G drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH
> >>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 01:45:46 -0700
> >>
> >>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:41:42 +0200
> >>From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: RE: CT50 and 20G drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH
> >>
> >>Hi folks,
> >>
> >>This is a very interesting discussion, but why try to find out how people
> >>invented the wheel?
> >>
> >>Wouldn't there be a chance to contact Toshiba, and ask how this works?? or
> >>contact the BIOS manufacturer??
> >>
> >>Just my 2 cents worth.
> >>
> >>(another way would be to disassemble the BIOS, I knew a guy who would be
> >>able to do that, but he's out of sight..)
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>Robbert
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: neil barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 08:36
> >> > To: Libretto
> >> > Subject: Re: CT50 and 20G drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 06:30:18
> >> > From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > Subject: Re: CT50 and 20G drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:03:56 -0700
> >> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Stangl)
> >> > >Subject: Re: CT50 and 20G drives AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGH
> >> > >
> >> > >Neil,
> >> > >
> >> > >Just use DM already ;-)
> >> > >
> >> > >You may have to remove the overclock, though, as I could not get
> >> > the system
> >> > >to
> >> > >boot with the 20G IBM drive OCed. A 4.3G IBM worked fine OCed,
> >> > but the 20G
> >> > >would not.
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > That's depressing news but I should get a chance to test that today...I
> >> > wonder if I can fit a little switch to oc *after* the boot?
> >> >
> >> > Neil
> >> >
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