New Harddisk for R52

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PerfectFe · #1 Post by **PerfectFe** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:35 am

Hi,

I've got a R52 1846. I want to upgrade the hard disk because 60 GB are not enough

But which drives are certified by IBM/lenovo? My thinkpad doesn't like the Samsung 120 GB hd, I get an notification (like "do you really want to boot from this hard disk?").

I hope you can help me...... thanks!

Fe

watchtower7 · #2 Post by **watchtower7** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:36 am

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... #harddrive

PerfectFe · #3 Post by **PerfectFe** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:00 pm

Hi,

yeah, that's what I was searching for! Thank you!
Just ordered a Hitachi HTS721010G9AT00. I hope it works.

Fe

ymemuser · #4 Post by **ymemuser** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:18 am

PerfectFe wrote:Hi,

yeah, that's what I was searching for! Thank you!
Just ordered a Hitachi HTS721010G9AT00. I hope it works.

Fe

After all please share your experience here. Thanks

watchtower7 · #5 Post by **watchtower7** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:39 pm

I have that drive.
No chance

PerfectFe · #6 Post by **PerfectFe** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:30 am

Hi,

why no chance? Did you update the BIOS?
I can't report anything, my drive hasn't been delivered yet...

Feb

watchtower7 · #7 Post by **watchtower7** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:34 am

you (might) get windows to install but that effing error screen "press esc to continue" drove me nuts.
all updates done

PerfectFe · #8 Post by **PerfectFe** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:08 pm

watchtower7 wrote:I have that drive.
No chance

Hi,

you're [censored] right

I just typed an mail to IBM, maybe they can help...???

Fe

watchtower7 · #9 Post by **watchtower7** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:34 pm

Let me tell you their response and save you time.
"Lenovo neither warrants or implies oem parts can be substitiuted blah blah ....void you warranty...blah blah.
I found a page, can't find it again, on this site, some kind of advanced forum, has some dos script you have to change to suit your hard drive, that sounded like the real deal. I would look harder but I sold my r52 because I am not writing dos code to install a hard drive.
Fu IBM.
These are not the good old Packard Bell days lol.

Here is the link-

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=20858

PerfectFe · #10 Post by **PerfectFe** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:45 pm

watchtower7 wrote:http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=20858

Hi,

thank you! I was able to flash the drive and I don't get a 2010 error. Great!

Fe

watchtower7 · #11 Post by **watchtower7** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:52 pm

#12 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:05 pm

PerfectFe wrote:
watchtower7 wrote:http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=20858
Hi,

thank you! I was able to flash the drive and I don't get a 2010 error. Great!

Fe

I am installing the same drive in an R52 also. Did you use the flash instructions at the supplied link for "Part B: Guide for updating retail Hitachi 5K100s and 7K100s" exactly as written? Any tips?

PerfectFe · #13 Post by **PerfectFe** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:55 am

Hi,

yeah I used Part B. I booted from CD.
I didn't have any problems - I did everything as described.

Good luck

Fe

#14 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:52 am

PerfectFe wrote:Hi,

yeah I used Part B. I booted from CD.
I didn't have any problems - I did everything as described.

Good luck

Fe

Thanks, I ended up creating a boot CD from the instructions in that thread and it worked great!

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