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    Thinkpad T21 Hard drive problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by austinr1999, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. austinr1999

    austinr1999 Newbie

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    I recently bought a used laptop from a friend. It's a IBM Thinkpad T21 (2647). The company that originally owned it pulled the hard drive before selling it. I figured any 2.5 laptop drive would fit. I have a IBM travelstar 5GB drive that seems to fit, but when I boot the machine there is no hard drive activity. My question...is there a special type of drive or pin configuration for this machine? Thanks
     
    austinr1999, Dec 8, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Did you install the OS?
     
    adinu, Dec 8, 2007
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You might be missing an adapter such that although the harddrive is inserted into the machine it's not actually connected to anything.
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 8, 2007
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