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    PRoblems with T43 and Seagate Hard drives

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Trunks4191, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. Trunks4191

    Trunks4191 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone. I am an avid lover of the IBM thinkpad series but i guess the new Lenovo deal has me questioning the direction of the Thinkpads.

    According to this website,
    http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=11059&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

    Lenovo has changed Hard Drive maintenante policy for security purpose
    Lenovo has created a new BIOS for the IBM T43 which has added support for specific hard drives. These hard drives are mostly Hitachi and Fujitsui hard drives. Check this list

    ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/fwhd34en.txt

    I tried to update my T43 with a NEW Seagate 100bg Momentus Hard drive and I have had nothing but problems. I use Norton Ghost to do the hard drive copying where the NEW hard drive is attached to a USB enclousure kit. After ghosting the drive, i try to put it in the laptop but nothing boots. It is just a black screen with a blinking cursor on the top left side.

    Has anyone have any sucess with a Momentus hard drive and T43?
     
    Trunks4191, Jun 29, 2006
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