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No HDD on 765L
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No HDD on 765L
I recently got the HDD caddy my 765L was missing but the disk doesn't show on the config screen, appearing greyed out on the test screen. I am using a 40GB drive with a 2GB MS-DOS partition I just made on my A21m. Does it mean that the caddy/laptop is done for? Am I using a disk too big for the caddy somehow?
Daily: X230 2325 || Working: A21m 2628-CC4 | R40 2681 2722 | "T"400 7438
Kind-of working: 765L || Non working: A30p 2653 || Obliterated: A21m 2628-PRU
Kind-of working: 765L || Non working: A30p 2653 || Obliterated: A21m 2628-PRU
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Re: No HDD on 765L
I'm actually surprised that it even boots. IIRC the 760 series has a BIOS limit of slightly below 8GB for HDDs. The workaround back then was to install a "Dynamic Drive Overlay" on the HDD before installing it on the Thinkpad. Said overlay a a feature of the old Ontrack Disk Manager and probably IBM's older HDD tools.
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Re: No HDD on 765L
I tried that but that didn't work (made it on another laptop though) but I found a small 4GB micro SD card that worked and could finally install MS-DOS to test.
However I'm kind of giving up on the laptop because it auto turns off seconds after DOS boot text. I honestly suspect the laptop is beyond cooked and the mere fact of it turning on is just an oddity, or perhaps it's due to a faulty AC adapter that can't give enough juice.
However I'm kind of giving up on the laptop because it auto turns off seconds after DOS boot text. I honestly suspect the laptop is beyond cooked and the mere fact of it turning on is just an oddity, or perhaps it's due to a faulty AC adapter that can't give enough juice.
Daily: X230 2325 || Working: A21m 2628-CC4 | R40 2681 2722 | "T"400 7438
Kind-of working: 765L || Non working: A30p 2653 || Obliterated: A21m 2628-PRU
Kind-of working: 765L || Non working: A30p 2653 || Obliterated: A21m 2628-PRU
Re: No HDD on 765L
That could be a RAM issue. First thing DOS loads is probably Himem.sys, so maybe try pulling ram from the system or replace it.richthofen wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:16 pmHowever I'm kind of giving up on the laptop because it auto turns off seconds after DOS boot text. I honestly suspect the laptop is beyond cooked and the mere fact of it turning on is just an oddity, or perhaps it's due to a faulty AC adapter that can't give enough juice.
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