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    T42 hard disk support

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by finlandia, Oct 28, 2006.

  1. finlandia

    finlandia Newbie

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    I'm planning on replacing the original 40GB Fujitsu hard disk with 120GB Western Digital Scorpio. I've read that some Thinkpads accept only IBM certified hard disks. How about T42? Can I replace the hard disk with any 2.5" IDE disk?
     
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    What are "certified hard disks"? I would say that maybe IBM/Lenovo recommends that you use certain brands of trusted hard disks, but I doubt that they put a filter in ur computer that if it sees a "wrong" hard disk it will not be able to use it and just give u a blank screen.

    I say contact lenovo about this if u really care, but overall you should be able to use any kind of hard drive u want (be it that its the right connection aka ide like u said)
     
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  3. finlandia

    finlandia Newbie

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    I have no idea but according to this T43 doesn't accept all hard disks. But I'm not sure if that's true and does it affect T42 as well. That's why I asked.


    By the way, will the Active Protection System work if I replace the hard disk?
     
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  4. jhonan

    jhonan Notebook Geek

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    It should do. It's software based, and sends a message to the HD to park the heads when it detects a fall.
     
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    It is not an issue on the T42.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 28, 2006
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