Thinkpad r40 max hdd

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hannahhatesherself · #1 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:45 am

What is the maximum hard drive space for a r40?

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:54 am

2.5" PATA/IDE drives are available up to max. 320GB.
But I would recommend the 160GB 5400 rpm Samsung HM160HC, they are by far the best HDD for that type (and cheap as well).

hannahhatesherself · #3 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:16 am

Thanks

What about ram?
Am I really stuck at two gb?

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:32 am

Yup, max 2x1GB RAM.

hannahhatesherself · #5 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:42 am

Well 2gb is better than the current 700mb

hannahhatesherself · #6 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:07 am

Will a wd caviar blue 320gb work?

#7 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:56 am

No, SATA drives don't work in R40.

hannahhatesherself · #8 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:02 am

I meant scorpio. Oops

hannahhatesherself · #9 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:04 am

Do you wanna take a look at the link?

Neil · #10 Post by **Neil** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:51 am

The Western Digital Scorpio series is also SATA isn't it? You need an IDE drive for the R40 like RBS recommended.

https://www.amazon.com/Spinpoint-HM160H ... ics&sr=1-1

Send me a PM if interested. I have a couple of these drives in new open box condition that I'm probably not going to use, so can send you one.

hannahhatesherself · #11 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:55 pm

It says scorpio but I can see from the pic it's ide

Neil · #12 Post by **Neil** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:59 pm

PATA IDE connection is what you need, and it does look like there were some older Scorpio series of that nature. So, if that is what the drive has, then sure it would work.

hannahhatesherself · #13 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:28 pm

Also would a sata to ide adapter work in the thinkpad

Neil · #14 Post by **Neil** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:51 pm

You could probably use the SATA Ultrabay HD caddy in the R40, but there would be extra cost for the adapter and performance would be no better, and perhaps even worse, than using a Samsung HM160HC in the main drive bay.

On second thought, that may not be a good idea because the R40 has an Ultrabay Plus slot and the SATA adapter is only available in Ultrabay Slim (like a T40, etc.) so not a good fit.
https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ultrabay ... DD_Adapter

hannahhatesherself · #15 Post by **hannahhatesherself** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:25 pm

I bought the sata to ide laptop adapter, and my friend got me a 250gb ssd just for giggles

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