I have got the hardware as well . Was going through the steps mentioned by you and got stuck up at step No. 6 .

How am I going to swap the two drives ?
Is the USB HD be my new bootable drive and won't it create a performance issue ?

If you could share your experience !!

Went through the link as given above and have downloaded the exe as well. All set to go

ONE LAST NAGGING QUESTION :

what does it mean to have a trial version for 15 days . Does it mean that the cloning won't work after 15 days

Thanks for the info :) I have upgraded my laptop to an additional 128 MB RAM (64 + 128) thanks to all who took pains and answered my questions. I am pretty much excited to go for a HD upgrade as well . Is Acronis True Image 9 (ATI9) a freeware ? Did a google search but seems like a licensed copy is ...

Hi Adrain ,

Thanks for the suggestion. Tried it out but ebay gave 0 results
Anyway found one in my own area .

Anyone located in Bangalore , India can get it from SP Road . Shop's name : Maple

I have bought the SODIMM but is yet to be tested as currently the thinkpad isn't with me.

Hi,

Check out this thread created by me .

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=53458

My findings suggest that the 256 MB will work fine . Only problem is I am not getting one . let me know the shop in case u get it in Pune

Hi , It's good to hear from a fellow I series laptop holder . I am facing difficulty in getting the low density SODIMM RAM . Any idea as to where can i get it from . Also interesting was to note that u have upgraded ur laptop to 100GB :lol: How did u go about it ? Would love to hear on that part too

Nerd or no Nerd ..thanks for doing all the research and coming up with advices hitting bull's eye .

Do you have a fan club

Will first get my hands on it and then decide whether to join the club or not
Hoping that I get the stuff in the martet .

Hi , Thanks for the info . I am no nerd . Called up a RAM sales guy and asked him about a low density 128 MB RAM . The guy asked me to have the name in technical terms for whatever I am looking for. Don't know what is that low module called in market . Can anyone help :cry: I will be going with 128 ...

Hi ,

Thanks for responding back and letting me know that Legacy hardware forums are still alive and clicking to help out the needy ones

My thinkpad is of type 1161-43A .

Thanks & Regards ,
AJ

Hi , I am a proud owner of IBM I series thinkpad which has been doing a yeoman service to me for last few years with 64 MB RAM :D Of late I am trying to upgrade it to a decent level say a 256 MB . I am told that the sole memory slot available at the back of the i series thinkpad supports only 128 mb...