Will a Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200rpm on T41 work OK?

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chicomark · #1 Post by **chicomark** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:46 pm

Hi I ordered a Hitachi 7200prm from my local but they've informed me they can no longer get it.

Is the Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200rpm fully compatible with a T41 (Specific model is 2373-1FM, but that shouldn't matter)?

I've seen some posts about 2010 errors on T43's, are there any similar problems with T41's?

Thanks!
Mark

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:53 pm

The T43 bios problems do not apply to T41. The Seagate drive will work. Just make sure you get the PATA version.

The Spirit of X21 · #3 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:15 pm

Sure. You should be fine with that drive.

Grim · #4 Post by **Grim** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:58 am

I have the 160 gig version, and it flies. worth the extra money for the bigger drive - after all, we ALLWAYS fill up what we have!

pianowizard · #5 Post by **pianowizard** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:29 pm

chicomark wrote:Is the Seagate Momentus 100GB 7200rpm fully compatible with a T41

I just got one for my R50p, which is almost identical to the T41. It works flawlessly.

dc_slim · #6 Post by **dc_slim** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:08 am

PATA for a T41? I thought that everything before the T6x series was ATA. Am I wrong about this?

Pascal_TTH · #7 Post by **Pascal_TTH** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:30 pm

PATA is Parallel ATA vs SATA Serial ATA. It works fine with T41, I use one with the T41p.

would · #8 Post by **would** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:08 am

so does this mean i can use any (pata) harddrive with my T41p?
i won't get the 2010 error?
and will the APS also work if i use a new harddrive?

is the 2010 error only present in T43 models??

sorry for the questions - but i think my 60GB 7200rpm drive is dying

. and this "thinkpad option drives" cost to much
ridiculous :
http://www5.pc.ibm.com/at/products.nsf/ ... enDocument

thanks!

lophiomys · #9 Post by **lophiomys** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:26 am

EUR 300.- is indeed ridiculous for a 100GB HDD,
special firmware or not.
These guys really want to scare away their customers.

pianowizard · #10 Post by **pianowizard** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:39 am

lophiomys wrote:EUR 300.- is indeed ridiculous for a 100GB HDD

Gee, I got mine (brand new with 5-year warranty) for $95US shipped from Newegg.

would · #11 Post by **would** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:36 am

pianowizard wrote:
lophiomys wrote:EUR 300.- is indeed ridiculous for a 100GB HDD
Gee, I got mine (brand new with 5-year warranty) for $95US shipped from Newegg.

and does it work with the APS ?

#12 Post by **tomh009** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:48 am

Any drive will work as the sensors are built into the motherboard, not the drive.

would · #13 Post by **would** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:58 am

tomh009 wrote:Any drive will work as the sensors are built into the motherboard, not the drive.

i know, but look here: UNLOAD IMMEDIATE
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... escription
and http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... of_the_box

The Fujitsu MHV2060AH/MHV2100AH/MHV2120AH drives also support the UNLOAD IMMEDIATE feature needed for HDAPS, according to their published specifications. No other non-ThinkPad PATA laptop drives are known to support UNLOAD IMMEDIATE.

thanks

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