swapping the HDD for a 60gb, is it prett cut and dry?

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gr8gatzby · #1 Post by **gr8gatzby** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:05 pm

my Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 60gb(7200rpm) will be here tomorrow. is it fairly easy to swap out the drives? are there any white papers out there on how to do it...

thanks.

tjb229 · #2 Post by **tjb229** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:11 pm

what kind of thinkpad do you have?

gr8gatzby · #3 Post by **gr8gatzby** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:38 pm

doh

A20m/700/512/XP Pro

tjb229 · #4 Post by **tjb229** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:44 pm

Don't know about the A series. I have a R32, which I have changed the HD several times, and it is as simple as unscrewing four screws and sliding it out.

#5 Post by **schen** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:06 am

If you are doing a "clean load" it's pretty simple. You pull all the data from the old drive. Put in the new one. Hit F12 when the machine turns on and set CD-ROM as temporary boot device (with your OS disk in the drive of course), and go from there.

You can also use cloning software like Acronis True Image and put your new drive in an Ultrabay HDD Adapter and copy your old drive over. Swap out the drives and you're done.

I've done several A2x machines and they are pretty straightforward, just like the Ts.

Good luck.

gr8gatzby · #6 Post by **gr8gatzby** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:53 am

the data does not concern me, for it is in 4200rpm format and would bottelneck the raw l33t hotness 7200rpm speed of my new drive.

gr8gatzby · #7 Post by **gr8gatzby** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:04 pm

this drive has given the laptop a whole new life. very speedy and whisper quiet.

swapping the HDD for a 60gb, is it prett cut and dry?

swapping the HDD for a 60gb, is it prett cut and dry?

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