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Thinkpad T61 - HD and Graphic Card
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:53 am
by White O
Hi all !
I would like to buy a Thinkpad T61 :
Core2duo 7300 2ghz
1 go DDR2 PC5300
HD 120Go 5400
Nvidia Quadro NVS140M 128mo or Geforce 7300 128mo
3 years of warranty
But I have some questions...
1/ Can I replace the internal HD without breaking the warranty ?
2/ Can I put Hitachi or Segeate 7200 tours HD (for internal and Ultrabay Slim) ?
3/ What card is better between Quadro NVS140M 128mo and Geforce 7300 128mo ?
Thanks !
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:09 pm
by XIII
There is no Thinkpad with NVIDIA 7300.
Even if it does, 140M is still much better.
Hard drive are swappable and it does not void the warranty.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:18 pm
by White O
Thanks for your answer ! There is a model in a French shop with with a Geforce 7300 128mo but maybe they made a mistake...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:48 pm
by ZaZ
[quote="White O"]Thanks for your answer ! There is a model in a French shop with with a Geforce 7300 128mo but maybe they made a mistake...[/quote]
That seems likely a mistake. Yes you can put the Hitachi or Seagate in the ultrabay as long as you have the right connector.
Which hard drives can we use?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:19 pm
by StevenD
XIII wrote:
Hard drive are swappable and it does not void the warranty.
Hi,
I've got a T43p, and I'm waiting to see what the T61p's look like. When I wanted to upgrade the internal hard drive on my T43p, I had lots of problems, and finally found a post somewhere saying that only ThinkPad-approved HDD's would work, so I couldn't just go out and get, for example, a capacious Seagate and put it in my TP.
Is that not true any longer?
--Steve D.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:35 am
by XIII
It may be true for Thinkpad with Active Protection (AP) because AP is picky on Hard drive. I have only tested on Thinkpad without AP so I don't know.
Re: Which hard drives can we use?
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:20 am
by Dummvogel
StevenD wrote:XIII wrote:
Hard drive are swappable and it does not void the warranty.
Hi,
I've got a T43p, and I'm waiting to see what the T61p's look like. When I wanted to upgrade the internal hard drive on my T43p, I had lots of problems, and finally found a post somewhere saying that only ThinkPad-approved HDD's would work, so I couldn't just go out and get, for example, a capacious Seagate and put it in my TP.
Is that not true any longer?
--Steve D.
The T43 is a special case, because it uses a SATA-PATA-Bridge and the Firmware for the drive has to be tested for compatibility by Lenovo. T6x uses native SATA, so there is no problem.