Try this:
http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/

Hi, I want to buy a dvd rw for my thinkpad 570. I have ultrabase with cdrom. I'm working with linux, but i think it would'nt do me a problems. If i want to buy oem drive, how do i know it will fit my ultrabase? I can remove the plastic from the cdrom and put it on the dvd. I want to buy it at ebay. ...

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Do you have fast hard drive? 5400 or 7200?
If yes, do you feel the change in speed?

Its thinkpad 570.
1. 256mb
2. quick hard disk. I'm thinking of 7200rpm.

Is there anything else i can do?

I have thinkpad 570 and gateway 2300. The two have 13'' lcd.
The gateways lcd is far far better then the 570.
Can i swap between them? Or they have differant fittings?

I'm running linux, so the size of the hard disk doesn't matter.
I'm running my media server pentium 100 with 200gb western digital
Linux handle the drives in the kernel, and not thru the bios.

So is there a known way to upgrade my comp?
Mybe put ibm x motherboard on ?

OK,
So i understand that 570e has 2 slots.
Can i upgrade the 570 motherboard to 570e mobo?

can a hard disk with ata-6, work on this laptopl?
I want to buy HD with 60gb and 7200rpm that has ata-6.

As i understand i have two places for memory in my tp 570. 1) at the back of the comp. 2) on the motherboard, and to replace it i have to open the computer. ( i'm not sure 100% ) So if i buy 2 sticks of 256mb memory, i will reach 512mb. James wrote that i can't go over 256mb, because the tx board li...