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    largest Hard Disk for a T42

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by thick_guy_9, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. thick_guy_9

    thick_guy_9 Newbie

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    Hello all
    i plan to install a new hard disk as the existing 40GB disk is too small for my needs. What is the largest hard disk I can fit. IDE disks upto 320GB are being sold,but i read an old web page that says 80 GB is the max.
    Please advise...
     
    thick_guy_9, Aug 8, 2009
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  2. t30power

    t30power Notebook Deity

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    I think the WD3200BEVE would work with no problems, generally older laptops were limited to a certain capacity, but T42's no problem.
     
    t30power, Aug 8, 2009
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    There's no 80GB max.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 9, 2009
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  4. thinkpad knows best

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    There is a cosmetic limit in that if you go above x GB HDD it will just display the maximum capacity possible in BIOS, but it will accept any 2.5" size HDD.
     
    thinkpad knows best, Aug 11, 2009
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