What to look out for when purchasing suitable rams and HDD?

[Murcielago]

guys, i bought a new t43 of an commercial auction for bankrupt companies and I am wondering what is the maximum capacity of rams I can slot in and the speeds of the rams

the model is 2668-6na

can i get 2x1GB of 667mhz rams ? and I can use any laptop rams right?

as for harddrives, i remembered some thread stating certain brands of HDD might have compatibility issues. then what about capacity and speed(5400rpm and 7200rpm)

how do i copy the recovery portion of the existing harddrive should i get a new HDD? do i connect to an external casing and clone the HDD?


thanks to all for the patience in reading my lengthy post.

[kyrotech]

Product: ThinkPad T43 2668-6NA

Original description: P M 750(1.86GHz), 512MB RAM, 80GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1024x768 LCD, 64MB ATI Radeon X300, CDRW/DVD, Intel 802.11bg wireless(MPCI), Bluetooth/Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, Fingerprint Reader, 6 cell Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro

T43, T43p uses PC2-4200 CL4 SDRAM 200-pin non-parity SoDIMM at 533MHz maximum 2GB (2x1GB). Any brand will do as long as its PC2-4200 CL4. Search or ask forum members for feedback.

ThinkPad 1GB PC2-4200 CL4 NP DDR2 (533 MHz) SDRAM SODIMM
p/n: 73P3844 fru: 73P3845

HDD Compatibility search for forums or ask forum members for feedback.

HDD complete cloning use Norton Ghost or Acronis Trueimage, search forums.

[Murcielago]

what kind of HDD is it using?

sata or pata?

[Hanson]

SATA

[mysbca]

SATA

No, the T43 uses PATA drives. See this sticky for information about using non-Thinkpad option drives in T43's:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=11059