Harddisk compatibility issue with T43p

[pablonice]

Hi all,

I've got a summer project which it to get an old T43p up and running for my mother to use. It is in good working order but needed a new hard drive installed. I've got a Hitachi 20gb that I'm going to put into it. However, for some reason it is not recognizing the drive. I know thinkpads can be a bit finicky about their drives but I thought Hitachi's were always a good bet. Anyone have any idea what it could be? Is it possible that the BIOS of the t43p (15 inch version) has a different white list than the regular t43?

Thanks so much for any advice you might have.

Yrs,
Brian

[ajkula66]

Do you have the drive properly secured in its caddy with all four screws, and fully inserted with a *proper* HD cover, since they are different between 14" and 15" models?

[RealBlackStuff]

Also, T4x drives must go in upside down (label to the table).

[pablonice]

hi all

yes the drive is properly inserted and screwed into the case. any other ideas what could be wrong?

[coors]

Here's a page that might help: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... hard_disks

[ajkula66]

Here's a page that might help: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... hard_disks

Nope. Nothing to do with the issue at hand. OP's machine is not seeing the hard drive at all.

pablonice: is the HDD cover that you're using a proper 15" one?

[Cigarguy]

Considering the age of HDD, it could be the HDD is dead. Put it into an external drive enclosure and see if it works.

[pablonice]

hi all

yes it is in the proper caddy and yes the drive is working in an extra. any ideas?

[dr_st]

Do any other drives work in this laptop?